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Gilenya (fingolimod)

Region
🇪🇺 EU
Active substance
fingolimod
Company
Novartis Europharm Limited
Status
Authorised
Therapeutic area
Multiple Sclerosis
CHMP opinion
Thu 20 Jan 2011
EU approval
Thu 17 Mar 2011
Application
EMEA/H/C/002202
ATC
L04AE01
Official record
www.ema.europa.eu

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). or 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.

Regulatory milestones

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