Gilenya
fingolimod
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Overview
Gilenya is a type of medicine known as a ‘disease-modifying therapy’ that is used to treat adults and children over 10 years of age with highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the nerves in which inflammation destroys the protective sheath surrounding the nerve cells. ‘Relapsing-remitting’ means that the patient has flare-ups of symptoms (relapses) followed by periods of recovery (remissions). Gilenya is used when the disease remains active despite appropriate treatment with at least one other disease-modifying therapy, or is severe and getting worse rapidly.
Gilenya contains the active substance fingolimod.
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Gilenya : EPAR - Medicine overview (PDF/81.82 KB)
First published: 30/03/2011
Last updated: 18/12/2018
EMA/685570/2018 -
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Gilenya : EPAR - Risk Management Plan (PDF/1.34 MB) (new)
First published: 01/06/2023
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Gilenya
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/002202
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Active substance |
fingolimod hydrochloride
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
fingolimod
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Multiple Sclerosis
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
L04AA27
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Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Novartis Europharm Limited
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Revision |
35
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
17/03/2011
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Contact address |
Vista Building |
Product information
09/05/2023 Gilenya - EMEA/H/C/002202 - IB/0081/G
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- labelling (annex IIIA);
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Immunosuppressants
Therapeutic indication
Gilenya is indicated as single disease modifying therapy in highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for the following groups of adult patients and paediatric patients aged 10 years and older:
- Patients with highly active disease despite a full and adequate course of treatment with at least one disease modifying therapy (for exceptions and information about washout periods see sections 4.4 and 5.1).
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- Patients with rapidly evolving severe relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis defined by 2 or more disabling relapses in one year, and with 1 or more Gadolinium enhancing lesions on brain MRI or a significant increase in T2 lesion load as compared to a previous recent MRI.
Assessment history
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