Glenmark unveils generic version of Gilenya Capsules in US
Mumbai: Drugmaker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA, has recently announced the launch of Fingolimod Capsules, 0.5 mg in the US. The product is a generic version of Gilenya Capsules, 0.5 mg, of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
GILENYA is a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in patients 10 years of age and older.
MS is a progressive chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) that can drastically affect an individual's everyday life and requires life-long treatment. The disease has a wide range of symptoms, beginning with blurred vision, fatigue, weak limbs, unsteadiness, and tingling sensations and leading to limited mobility and neurological decline.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the U.S. Supreme Court had turned down Novartis' bid to block the launch of generic versions of the company's blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya in a dispute with China's HEC Pharm Co Ltd and other generic drugmakers.
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