Secukinumab

Chemical formula: C₆₅₈₄H₁₀₁₃₄N₁₇₅₄O₂₀₄₂S₄₄ 

Therapeutic indications

Secukinumab is indicated for:

Plaque psoriasis

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Secukinumab is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Psoriatic arthritis

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Secukinumab, alone or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), is indicated for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis in adult patients when the response to previous disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy has been inadequate.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Ankylosing spondylitis

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Secukinumab is indicated for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis in adults who have responded inadequately to conventional therapy.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Secukinumab is contraindicated in the following cases:

Infections

Infectious disease

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