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|Articles|January 22, 2015
FDA Approves IL-17 Blocker Secukinumab for Plaque Psoriasis
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the interleukin 17A inhibitor secukinumab (Cosentyx) for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Cosentyx is administered as a subcutaneous injection and may be used in combination with phototherapy.
In reports at the American College of Rheumatology meeting last November, secukinumab showed
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