Traveling with Cosentyx: How to Find the Right Leaflet, and What to Organize Before You Go

This information is general and for convenience only, and it is not medical advice. Medication storage, temperatures and doses are set by your doctor, your pharmacist and the manufacturer's leaflet. Talk to a professional before making any decision.

One name, three different products

This is the point that makes searching for Cosentyx confusing. The patient leaflet published in the Israeli drug database lists three products under the same brand name:

• Cosentyx 75 mg solution for injection in a prefilled syringe
• Cosentyx 150 mg in a pen the leaflet calls the SensoReady pen
• Cosentyx 300 mg in a pen the leaflet calls the UnoReady pen

The active ingredient in all of them is secukinumab. The practical meaning: it's not enough to identify the dose, you also need to identify which device you have, because the leaflet treats them separately. The device name is printed on the box, and usually also on the pen itself.

The spelling, so the search works at all

The Hebrew spelling that appears both in Clalit's medication guide and in the leaflet published in the Ministry of Health database is קוסנטיקס. That's the spelling worth typing. And if a search in Hebrew returns nothing, the search field also accepts the active ingredient in English: secukinumab. The Hebrew spelling of the active ingredient is less likely to work.

The two official sources, and what each one gives you

1. The leaflet in the drug database. The leaflets are published in the Israeli Ministry of Health Pharmaceutical Division drug database. The file itself is a thirty-page document, so don't try to read it from the start. Look for section 5, and within it the heading "storage conditions", and check that you're reading the part that refers to your device.

2. The page in Clalit's medication guide. If you prefer a web page to a PDF, the Cosentyx page in Clalit's medication guide (Hebrew) presents the same information briefly and in tabs, and it's easier to read on a phone.

A limitation we want to be upfront about: both sources add their own caveats. Clalit opens these pages with a note that the information in the guide is no substitute for advice or a basis for a medical diagnosis, and the drug database states that some of its data may be incomplete or inaccurate, so it can't serve as an official document. Both point back to the same place: the leaflet in your box.

What to organize before the trip

Cosentyx is given by injection, so the Israeli guidance for travelers applies to it directly. Clalit Health Services publishes a page for travelers abroad, and three points from it:

• A prescription. Anyone carrying medication given by syringe or pump must show a prescription to the security staff at the airport.
• Declaring before the scan. According to the same page, at hand luggage screening you should tell the officer about your medication before your bag is scanned.
• Original packaging and hand luggage. Security guidelines require medication to be kept in its original packaging, and the recommendation is to carry it in your hand luggage and not in the suitcase that goes into the hold.

Source: Clalit, which medication to take abroad (Hebrew). The page shows an update date of August 12, 2019, and security procedures change, so any critical detail is worth confirming with your airline before the flight.

Here the original packaging requirement actually works in your favor: the box is printed with both the dose and the device name, and that's exactly what you need to know which part of the leaflet refers to you, and what to show if anyone asks.

What you won't find here

Not how long is allowed, not what to do if the product went outside the range, and not whether it's still usable. Those are questions for the leaflet, your pharmacist and your doctor, not for us. We've laid out the search method itself, which works for any refrigerated medication, step by step in the article on where to find the official storage instructions.

The logistics side of a long trip

Once the question is how to hold the cooling range throughout a day of travel, without hunting for a hotel fridge and without guessing what's happening inside a cooler bag, it's an equipment question, not a medical one.

The Secrets Box by Practi plugs into a wall outlet or a power bank, stays within 2 to 8°C (36 to 46°F) as long as it is plugged in, and shows the temperature on a digital display. It works from any USB source, including a USB adapter for the car's lighter socket. The power bank and the car adapter are sold separately and are not included in the box, and it needs 10W of power. It's 26 cm (10.2 in) tall. There's no disconnect alert, so check the connection now and then.

See the product page · Read next: Medication cooler bag or portable fridge? The difference nobody explains

How this article was written. We gathered this information from public sources online and brought it together in one place. We are not a medical body, we have no medical or pharmacy qualification, and no medical professional has gone over this article.

Accurate as of the update date shown at the top of this article. Information may change. Security procedures, airline guidelines, medication leaflets and product specifications change from time to time, and the information here may no longer be up to date. It is the reader's responsibility to verify every detail with the official source before acting on it.

This article is general information, not medical advice. For questions about your medication, talk to your pharmacist or doctor. It contains no recommendation on medication storage, dose, method of use or how long a medication stays usable. The only sources for those questions are your medication's patient leaflet, your pharmacist and your doctor. Responsibility for storing and using the medication lies solely with the user and their healthcare provider. The Secrets Box is a cooled carrying case for medication and is not a medical device.

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