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FDA Approved

I noticed the legal status of this drug has changed. It appears the pharmaceutical drug Secukinumab with the product name Cosentyx http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm430969.htm was just recently approved by the FDA. GingerBreadHarlot (talk) 17:19, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mechanism of Action

Does the drug block interleukin 17 or the receptor? GingerBreadHarlot (talk) 17:20, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]