Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. announced that it is now filling prescriptions for two new indications for COSENTYX (secukinumab). The two new indications follow the earlier U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for COSENTYX® in January 2015 to treat adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The FDA has approved indications for the treatment of adults with active ankylosing spondylitis and active psoriatic arthritis.

Ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis are both lifelong, painful and debilitating inflammatory diseases that affect the joints and/or spine. It is estimated that up to 0.5% of the population have ankylosing spondylitis and up to 1% live with psoriatic arthritis. If not treated effectively, both conditions can lead to irreversible joint and/or spinal bone damage caused by years of inflammation.