Fingolimod
disease-modifying treatment for multiple sclerosis
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Fingolimod is a medicine in the 'multiple sclerosis maintenance treatment' category. This maintenance treatment modulates the immune system to space out the relapses of multiple sclerosis.
Specifically, for Fingolimod: Treats multiple sclerosis. 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
In France, about 10 reimbursable presentations containing Fingolimod are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Fingolimod Accord
- Fingolimod Arrow
- Fingolimod Bgr
- Fingolimod Eg
- Fingolimod Evolugen
- Fingolimod Hcs
- Fingolimod Mylan
- Fingolimod Teva
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Fingolimod: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
Talk about it in the community
Others are on the same treatment and share their daily life: what they feel, their questions, the little routines they set up. You read lived experience here, not recommendations.
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