COSENTYX® Connect

COSENTYX® Connect is a personalized support program for people taking or considering COSENTYX. Sign up now for access to a full range of services and support, like your own dedicated Personal Support Specialist, a $0 co-pay,* and supplemental injection support to make your experience with COSENTYX as easy, affordable, and convenient as possible.

For those who are taking COSENTYX, here's what you will get once you sign up:

Connect with your own COSENTYX® Connect Personal Support Specialist

Your Personal Support Specialist is trained to provide supplemental injection support and answer questions about the process as you get started. You'll get help figuring out insurance coverage benefits, how COSENTYX is delivered, and options to help pay for COSENTYX. Once enrolled, you can continue to stay in touch with your Personal Support Specialist via phone, e-mail, and text throughout your treatment.

Get a $0 co-pay* if you are eligible

We will do everything we can to help make your COSENTYX more affordable, including help set up your $0 co-pay, if you’re eligible.

98% of eligible patients who used the program in 2020 paid $0 out of pocket.

Your Personal Support Specialist or your specialty pharmacy will help with the insurance approval process and help you figure out if you’re eligible for any savings options, including the $0 co-pay* program.

Get free medication if you’re eligible

If you have commercial or private insurance and your prescription coverage isn't initially approved, you may get up to 2 years of COSENTYX for free through Covered Until You're Covered^† while we work with your healthcare provider to try to secure coverage for COSENTYX.

Get help with insurance coverage

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From the start, COSENTYX^® Connect or your specialty pharmacy will help get your benefits sorted out so that you can get started as quickly as possible. And if your plan or coverage changes down the road, we can help make sure things are in place so there’s no delay with your treatment.

Questions? Get answers here. You can also call us at 1-844-COSENTYX (1-844-267-3689) or download the Insurance Coverage Questions brochure.

Choose from tools and resources whenever you want them

We get that you may want to learn a little—or a lot—about COSENTYX and your condition. We have lots of tools and resources for you to choose from:

Welcome Kit full of tools to help you get started and get going, including an insulated Travel Kit in case you need to take COSENTYX with you
A Personal Support Specialist to help you get started and answer questions throughout your treatment
Free sharps container for easy disposal of your used injectors, and a pre-paid label to return each one when it's full
Helpful supplemental injection training videos
Free, one-on-one supplemental injection training, done virtually
Monthly e-mails with useful tips and information to guide you throughout your treatment
Tips and real patient stories
Consumer Brief Summary of Important Safety Information

Move forward with ongoing support

Once you sign up for COSENTYX^® Connect, you’ll get ongoing support, access to educational resources, and inspirational e-mails and texts to help keep you going. We’ll even check in from time to time via e-mail, text, and/or phone.

Make sure to sign up for COSENTYX^® Connect now to take advantage of all these great resources and tools.

“COSENTYX® Connect has been great. They really care about me as a patient and take a genuine interest in how I’m doing.”

—Mike, Actual Patient Enrolled in COSENTYX® Connect

Individual results may vary. Mike was compensated for his time.

“You guys call and make sure that I have what I need, that I’m doing okay. It’s the best support system to help you.”

—Dewey, Actual Patient Enrolled in COSENTYX® Connect

Individual results may vary. Dewey was compensated for his time.

*Limitations apply. Up to a $16,000 annual limit. Offer not valid under Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal or state program. Novartis reserves the right to rescind, revoke, or amend this program without notice. See complete Terms & Conditions for details.

^†Covered Until You're Covered Program: Eligible patients must have commercial insurance, a valid prescription for COSENTYX, and a denial of insurance coverage based on a prior authorization request. Program requires the submission of an appeal of the coverage denial within the first 90 days of enrollment in order to remain eligible. Program provides initial 5 weekly doses (if prescribed) and monthly doses for free to patients for up to two years or until they receive insurance coverage approval, whichever occurs earlier. Program is not available to patients whose medications are reimbursed in whole or in part by Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, or any other federal or state program. Patients may be asked to re-verify insurance coverage status during the course of the program. No purchase necessary. Program is not health insurance, nor is participation a guarantee of insurance coverage. Limitations may apply. Enrolled patients awaiting coverage for COSENTYX after two years may be eligible for a limited Program extension. Novartis reserves the right to rescind, revoke, or amend the Program and discontinue support at any time without notice.

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Indications

COSENTYX^® (secukinumab) is a prescription medicine used to treat:

people 6 years of age and older 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 light alone or with systemic therapy)
people 4 years of age and older with active enthesitis-related arthritis
people 2 years of age and older with active psoriatic arthritis
adults with active ankylosing spondylitis
adults with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and objective signs of inflammation

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.

COSENTYX is a medicine that affects your immune system. COSENTYX may increase your risk of having serious side effects such as:

Infections

COSENTYX may lower the ability of your immune system to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections, sometimes serious.

Your doctor should check you for tuberculosis (TB) before starting treatment with COSENTYX.
If 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.

Before starting COSENTYX, tell your doctor if you:

are being treated for an infection
have an infection that does not go away or that keeps coming back
have TB or have been in close contact with someone with TB
think you have an infection or have symptoms of an infection such as: fevers, sweats, or chills; muscle aches; cough; shortness of breath; blood in your phlegm; weight loss; warm, red, or painful skin or sores on your body; diarrhea or stomach pain; burning when you urinate or urinate more often than normal

After starting COSENTYX, call your doctor right away if you have any signs of infection listed above. Do not use COSENTYX if you have any signs of infection unless you are instructed to by your doctor.

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 doctor if you have worsening disease symptoms during treatment with COSENTYX or develop new symptoms of stomach pain or diarrhea.

Serious allergic reactions

Serious allergic reactions can occur. Get emergency medical help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: feeling faint; swelling of your face, eyelids, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat; trouble breathing or throat tightness; chest tightness; skin rash or hives (red, itchy bumps). If you have a severe allergic reaction, do not give another injection of COSENTYX.

Before starting COSENTYX, tell your doctor if you:

have any of the conditions or symptoms listed above for infections.
have inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis).
are allergic to latex. The needle cap on the COSENTYX Sensoready® 150 mg/mL pen and the 150 mg/mL and 75 mg/0.5 mL prefilled syringes contains latex.
have recently received or are scheduled to receive an immunization (vaccine). People who take COSENTYX should not receive live vaccines. Children should be brought up to date with all vaccines before starting COSENTYX.
have any other medical conditions.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if COSENTYX can harm your unborn baby. You and your doctor should decide if you will use COSENTYX.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if COSENTYX passes into your breast milk.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines to show your doctor and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

How should I use COSENTYX?

See the detailed Instructions for Use that comes with your COSENTYX for information on how to prepare and inject a dose of COSENTYX, and how to properly throw away (dispose of) used COSENTYX Sensoready pens and prefilled syringes.

Use COSENTYX exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
If your doctor decides that you or a caregiver may give your injections of COSENTYX at home, you should receive training on the right way to prepare and inject COSENTYX. Do not try to inject COSENTYX yourself, until you or your caregiver has been shown how to inject COSENTYX by your doctor or nurse.

The most common side effects of COSENTYX include: cold symptoms, diarrhea, and upper respiratory infections. These are not all of the possible side effects of COSENTYX. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide.

GET A $0 CO-PAY,* FREE SERVICES, AND SUPPORT WITH COSENTYX® CONNECT