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Gilenya is the brand name for fingolimod and is available as an oral capsule.

Gilenya is available as a 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg oral capsule.

Gilenya is a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator and is used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Gilenya is a disease-modifying treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). More specifically, it’s a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator. The exact way it works to treat MS is unknown. But it’s thought that Gilenya lowers the number of white blood cells in your body, thus lessening the damage these cells cause to your nerves.

Gilenya is typically dosed as 0.25 mg to 0.5 mg by mouth once daily.

Gilenya is a safe and effective treatment when used for FDA licensed indications. However, like all medications, they may give you unwanted side effects. You should always discuss potential side effects with your physician to ensure the medication is suitable and right for you. You should not use this medication if you have had a recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), decompensated heart failure with hospitalization, or Class III/IV heart failure, a history of Mobitz Type II 2nd degree or 3rd degree AV block or sick sinus syndrome, unless you have a pacemaker, a baseline QTc interval ≥ 500 msec, cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic treatment with Class Ia or Class III anti-arrhythmic drugs, or a hypersensitivity to fingolimod or its excipients.

Common side effects of Gilenya include:

• Headache
• High liver enyzmes
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Cough
• Stomach pain
• Influenza
• Sinus inflammation
• Pain in back
• Pain in arms or legs

Serious side effects are rare with Gilenya. Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you experience any of the following.

• Dangerously slow heart rate: tiredness, weakness, confusion, feeling faint, trouble breathing, chest pain
• Swelling in your brain: severe headache, sudden confusion, change in vision, seizure
• Serious brain infection: weakness on one side of the body, clumsiness, confusion, changes in personality, changes in vision, headache, stiff neck, light sensitivity, fever, seizures
• Other serious infections: fever, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, weakness, cough, stomach pain, sweating, chills
• Serious liver problems: nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, swelling of your stomach, yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes, clay-colored stool, confusions

The following medications may interact with Gilenya:

• Systemic ketoconazole – Monitor during concomitant use.
• Vaccines – Avoid live attenuated vaccines during, and for 2 months after stopping Gilenya treatment

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Gilenya may cause harm to your unborn baby if taken while pregnant. It’s recommended to use birth control and avoid pregnancy during treatment and for at least 2 months after the last dose of Gilenya. There is a pregnancy exposure registry that monitors pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to Gilenya during pregnancy. You can register in the Gilenya Pregnancy Registry by calling 1-877-598-7237, sending an email to gpr@quintiles.com, or visiting Gilenya pregnancy registry

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