Dermatology Handbook

The professional's guide to product selection


Novartis Products

Lamisil

Terbinafine is an allylamine which has a broad spectrum of antifungal activity. At low concentrations terbinafine is fungicidal against dermatophytes, moulds and certain dimorphic fungi. The activity versus yeasts is fungicidal or fungistatic dependi…

Neoral

Neoral contains ciclosporin (also known as ciclosporin A), which is a cyclic polypeptide consisting of 11 amino acids. It is an immunosuppressive agent licensed for the prevention of graft rejection following heart, kidney, pancreas, bone marrow and…

Secukinumab (Cosentyx)

Secukinumab is a fully human IgG1/k; monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to and neutralises the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-17A (IL-17A). Secukinumab works by targeting IL-17A and inhibiting its interaction with the IL-17 receptor, wh…