Taltz Ixekizumab Injection 80mg

What is Taltz?

Taltz injection is used to treat plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, which are all autoimmune disorders. Taltz works by reducing inflammation, which helps improve the symptoms of these conditions.

Taltz is a monoclonal antibody that works by binding and neutralizing a naturally occurring protein called interleukin 17A (IL-17A). This protein is involved in inflammation and how the immune system responds. When Taltz (ixekizumab) binds to the protein, inflammation is reduced, and this improves symptoms of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Taltz is called an interleukin inhibitor as it blocks and inhibits interleukin 17A.

Taltz injection can be self-administered or given by a caregiver using the autoinjector or prefilled syringe.

Who can use Taltz?

Taltz is FDA-approved to treat:

• Plaque Psoriasis for patients 6 years of age and older who have moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, and are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy.
• Psoriatic Arthritis for adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis.
• Ankylosing Spondylitis for adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis.
• Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis for adult patients who have active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) that has objective signs of inflammation.

Taltz side effects

Common Taltz Effects

Common Taltz side effects may include nausea, ear infection, cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, and also pain or redness where the medicine was injected,

Serious Taltz side effects

Allergic reaction: Immediately get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction such as rash, chest tightness, or difficulty breathing. feeling like you might pass out, swelling of your face, eyelids, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat.

Taltz may cause other serious side effects

Call your doctor at once if you have:

• fever, chills, sweating, muscle pain, weight loss;
• diarrhea (may be bloody), stomach cramps;
• painful skin sores;
• cough, shortness of breath, cough with red or pink mucus;
• sores or white patches in your mouth or throat (yeast infection or “thrush”);
• increased urination, pain or burning when you urinate;
• eye swelling, redness, crusting or drainage (may be signs of infection); or
• signs of a fungal infection (rash or red patches, itching, burning, cracked skin, hair loss).

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.