Following a full submission
AWMSG advice |
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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. |
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Medicine details |
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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 |
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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 |