Cosentyx offers an additional treatment delivery option based on your weight through a monthly, 30-minute infusion. Plus, each infusion is administered by a healthcare provider at an infusion center, so you have support available to you during the process.

• You will be given COSENTYX by a healthcare provider through a needle placed in your vein (infusion). It takes about 30 minutes to give you the full dose of COSENTYX. 

• Your healthcare provider will tell you how often you should receive COSENTYX. 

• If you miss an appointment to receive COSENTYX, make another appointment as soon as possible.

Talk to your healthcare provider about what to expect, as each infusion center may be different. 

Here are a few considerations when preparing for your infusion.

• Before arriving at the infusion center:

  • Hydrate well 

  • Dress comfortably

  • Bring something to entertain yourself

• During your infusion, your healthcare provider may:

  • Check your vital signs

  • Ask you some questions

  • Answer any questions you may have

• Once your infusion is complete:

  • Schedule your next infusion

  • If you miss an appointment to receive COSENTYX, make another appointment as soon as possible

Your 30-minute infusion will be delivered while you remain seated. Others have found that it helps the time to go by faster by creating a routine or ritual that's unique to their experience. Here are a few ideas: 

• Listen to a favorite playlist or podcast 

• Read a book 

• Scroll through social media

• Play a game 

• Catch up on emails

Taking your AS medication once a month helps you have fewer interruptions in your daily routine. Just 1 convenient monthly dose of COSENTYX may help relieve symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis.  

To start, your doctor may prescribe something called a loading dose, which means you start with 5 weekly doses. After you complete the loading dose, you will take COSENTYX once per month. Your doctor will determine if the loading dose is right for you.

Your rheumatologist may prescribe COSENTYX with or without methotrexate. 

The recommended dose is 150 mg, which is taken as one injection under the skin. COSENTYX is injected with the Sensoready^® Pen or a Prefilled Syringe.

If you continue to have AS symptoms, your rheumatologist may prescribe 300 mg (taken as two 150 mg injections). Do not try to inject COSENTYX yourself. Your healthcare provider should show you how to inject COSENTYX before using it for the first time.

Learn more about our devices and watch step-by-step videos on how to take COSENTYX.

^†Monthly dose equals 1 dose every 4 weeks.

The Sensoready Pen is designed for comfortable use:

Find out why people are using the Sensoready Pen:

More than 90% of people reported no pain or reaction during or after the injection

Nearly 9 out of 10 people reported being satisfied or very satisfied with self-injection using the Sensoready Pen^§

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^§In a study of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis.