Apremilast
antirheumatic / disease-modifying immunosuppressant
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Apremilast is a medicine in the “antirheumatic / disease-modifying immunosuppressant” category. This medicine modulates or slows the immune system, in an autoimmune disease or after a transplant; it requires close monitoring.
Specifically, for Apremilast: Treats an inflammatory or autoimmune disease. It is generally taken over the long term, as part of regular monitoring, and is not stopped on one's own initiative.
Under which brands it is found
Apremilast is used in about 9 presentations listed in France. It comes under various commercial names and as generics.
- Apremilast
- Apremilast Accord
- Apremilast Biogaran
- Apremilast Hcs
- Apremilast Stada
- Apremilast Teva
- Apremilast Viatris
- Apremilast Zentiva
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Nothing to add here. Apremilast falls under none of our products, and no single-ingredient supplement is credibly warranted as support. Rather than placing a product on principle, we leave this page without a purchase recommendation. If you are otherwise on a statin, an antidiabetic, a PPI, a contraceptive or a beta-blocker, that is where we can be useful.
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