Do Cosentyx Injections Hurt?

Joint pain isn't a side effect of Cosentyx. However, joint pain may be a side effect of other medications used to treat plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis.

Where do you inject Cosentyx?

Cosentyx can be injected into the top of the thighs or the lower abdomen excluding two inches around the belly button. If someone else is injecting Cosentyx for you, they can inject it into the outer area of the upper arms.

Has Cosentyx killed anyone?

Since 2015, there have been nearly 13,000 reports of serious adverse events with Cosentyx, including 581 deaths. A spokesman for Novartis, manufacturer of the drug, noted there have been more than 200 studies of the drug — one of the largest such study programs.