Cosentyx SENSOREADY PEN Quick Tips Download Page 1

INDICATIONS

COSENTYX® (secukinumab) is a prescription medicine used to 

treat adults:
•   with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO) that 

involves large areas or many areas of the body, and who 

may benefi t from taking injections or pills (systemic 

therapy) or phototherapy (treatment using ultraviolet or

UV light, alone or with systemic therapy)

•  with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
•  with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Do not use COSENTYX if you have had a severe allergic 

reaction to secukinumab or any of the other ingredients in 

COSENTYX. See the Medication Guide for a complete list of 

ingredients. 

Please see Important Safety Information throughout this brochure.  

Please see Consumer Brief Summary on pages 8–11.

Visit 

COSENTYX.com

 for more information.

QUICK TIPS

 

FOR USING THE

 

SENSOREADY

®

 

PEN

 

FOR ADULTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE PLAQUE PSORIASIS,
ACTIVE PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS, OR ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Summary of Contents for SENSOREADY PEN

Page 1: ...itis PsA with active ankylosing spondylitis AS IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Do not use COSENTYX if you have had a severe allergic reaction to secukinumab or any of the other ingredients in COSENTYX See the Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients Please see Important Safety Information throughout this brochure Please see Consumer Brief Summary on pages 8 11 Visit COSENTYX com for more i...

Page 2: ...f your doctor feels that you are at risk for TB you may be treated with medicine for TB before you begin treatment with COSENTYX and during treatment with COSENTYX Your doctor should watch you closely for signs and symptoms of TB during treatment with COSENTYX Do not take COSENTYX if you have an active TB infection This brochure contains photos of actual patients who have been compensated for thei...

Page 3: ...for Use on pages 8 17 keep these tips in mind Take COSENTYX out of the refrigerator 15 30 minutes before injecting to allow it to come to room temperature Setting a timer after you remove it from the fridge may be helpful Clean the skin where you plan to inject with an alcohol wipe before using the Sensoready Pen When injecting with your Sensoready Pen remember to Click Watch Click Wait STEP 1 CLI...

Page 4: ...onstration Video at YouTube com COSENTYX NEED A REFRESHER ON HOW TO INJECT Our team of dedicated support specialists is here to help Call 1 844 267 3689 between 8 AM and 8 PM ET to schedule live virtual injection training get your questions about using the Sensoready Pen answered and more A FEW THINGS TO CONSIDER These are just some of the Sensoready Pen instructions Keep the following in mind Use...

Page 5: ...r healthcare provider See What are the possible side effects of COSENTYX for more information about side effects What is COSENTYX COSENTYX is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis that involves large areas or many areas of the body and who may benefit from taking injections or pills systemic therapy or phototherapy treatment using ultraviolet or UV l...

Page 6: ...ffects of COSENTYX See What is the most important information I should know about COSENTYX Inflammatory bowel disease New cases of inflammatory bowel disease or flare ups can happen with COSENTYX and can sometimes be serious If you have inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis or Crohn s disease tell your healthcare provider if you have worsening disease symptoms during treatment with COSENTY...

Page 7: ...ns for Use before injecting COSENTYX Your healthcare provider should show you how to prepare and inject COSENTYX properly using the Sensoready Pen before you use it for the first time Talk to your healthcare provider if you have any questions Important Do not use the COSENTYX Sensoready Pen if either the seal on the outer carton or the seal on the pen is broken Keep the COSENTYX Sensoready Pen in ...

Page 8: ...ch is normal Look at the expiration date EXP on your Sensoready Pen Do not use your COSENTYX Sensoready Pen if the expiration date has passed Contact your pharmacist if the COSENTYX Sensoready Pen fails any of these checks Figure D VIEWING WINDOW WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR INJECTION Included in the carton A new COSENTYX Sensoready Pen see Figure B Each COSENTYX Sensoready Pen contains 150 mg of COSENT...

Page 9: ...on of the arrow see Figure H Throw away the cap Do not try to re attach the cap Use the COSENTYX Sensoready Pen within 5 minutes of removing the cap Figure H Figure G STEP 2 Choose your injection site The recommended site is the front of the thighs You may also use the lower abdomen but not the area 2 inches around your navel belly button see Figure E Choose a different site each time you give you...

Page 10: ...k This indicates the injection is almost complete Check the green indicator fills the window and has stopped moving see Figure K The COSENTYX Sensoready Pen can now be removed Figure K Figure J STEP 5 Holding your COSENTYX Sensoready Pen Hold the COSENTYX Sensoready Pen at 90 degrees to the cleaned injection site see Figure I IMPORTANT During the injection you will hear 2 loud clicks The 1st click...

Page 11: ...n about safe sharps disposal and for specific information about sharps disposal in the state that you live in go to the FDA s website at http www fda gov safesharpsdisposal Figure M INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AFTER YOUR INJECTION STEP 8 Check the green indicator fills the window see Figure L This means the medicine has been delivered Contact your healthcare provider if the green indicator is not visible...

Page 12: ...e see Important Safety Information throughout this brochure Please see Consumer Brief Summary on pages 8 11 Visit COSENTYX com for more information Once I learned how to use the pen I was on my way MARK ACTUAL PATIENT WITH AS ...

Page 13: ... TAKING COSENTYX AT YOUTUBE COM COSENTYX Please see Important Safety Information throughout this brochure Please see Consumer Brief Summary on pages 8 11 VISIT COSENTYX COM FOR MORE INFORMATION Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation East Hanover New Jersey 07936 1080 2018 Novartis Printed in USA 6 18 COS 1358660 ...

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