FDA OK's Lilly's Taltz; Rival To Novartis' Cosentyx

In giving its blessing to Eli Lilly & Co. on March 22 to market Taltz (ixekizumab) as a treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, the FDA created a new rivalry for Novartis AG's medicine Cosentyx (secukinumab).

In giving its blessing to Eli Lilly & Co. on March 22 to market Taltz (ixekizumab) as a treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, the FDA created a new rivalry for Novartis AG's medicine Cosentyx (secukinumab).

Both drugs are antibodies that belong to a new class of medicines, known as interleukin (IL)-17A inhibitors.

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