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fingolimod (Gilenya®)

 

Following a full submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended

Fingolimod (Gilenya®) is recommended as an option for use within NHS Wales for use as a single disease modifying therapy in highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for the following adult patient group: - 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. This recommendation applies only in circumstances where the approved Patient Access Scheme (PAS) is utilised or where the list/contract price is equivalent or lower than the PAS price.

 Final Recommendation: fingolimod (Gilenya) 3135 (PDF, 310Kb)
 Appraisal Report: fingolimod (Gilenya) 3135 (PDF, 683Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name fingolimod (Gilenya®)
Formulation 0.5 mg capsule
Reference number 3135
Indication

A single disease modifying therapy in highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in adults 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 compared with a previous recent MRI

Company Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
BNF chapter Malignant disease & immunosuppression
Submission type Full
Status Recommended
Advice number 3516
NMG meeting date 02/11/2016
AWMSG meeting date 07/12/2016
Ratification by Welsh Government 22/12/2016
Date of issue 04/01/2017
Date of last review August 2020
Commercial arrangement PAS
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