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2 Information about secukinumab

Marketing authorisation indication

2.1 Secukinumab (Cosentyx, Novartis) does not have a marketing authorisation in Great Britain yet. It received a marketing authorisation by the European Commission for the treatment of 'active moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa) in adults with an inadequate response to conventional systemic hidradenitis suppurativa therapy'.

Dosage in the marketing authorisation

2.2 The dosage schedule is available in the summary of product characteristics for secukinumab.

Price

2.3 The list price of secukinumab is £1,218.78 per 300 mg/2 ml solution for injection pre-filled pen, or per 2 x 150 mg/1 ml solution for injection pre-filled pens (excluding VAT; BNF online accessed April 2023). The company has a commercial arrangement. This makes secukinumab available to the NHS with a discount and it would have also applied to this indication if the technology had been recommended. The size of the discount is commercial in confidence. It is the company's responsibility to let relevant NHS organisations know details of the discount.