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Lenalidomide, sold under the brand name Revlimid among others, is a medication used to treat multiple myeloma, smoldering myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). [8] For multiple myeloma, it is a first line treatment, and is given with dexamethasone . [ 8 ]
The thalidomide molecule is a synthetic derivative of glutamic acid and consists of a glutarimide ring and a phthaloyl ring (Figure 5). [15] [16] Its IUPAC name is 2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindole-1,3-dione and it has one chiral center [15] After thalidomide's selective inhibition of TNF-α had been reported, a renewed effort was put in thalidomide's clinical development.
In December 2005, Celgene received approval from the FDA to market Revlimid for the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to Low- or Intermediate-1-risk MDS associated with a deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality with or without additional cytogenetic abnormalities. Focalin XR was later launched by Celgene and Novartis in 2005.
KFF found that for the five drugs with the highest per capita Part D expenditures in 2021 used by more than 10,000 Part D enrollees — Revlimid, Pomalyst, Imbruvica, Jakafi and Ibrance, all ...
KFF estimates the average out-of-pocket cost to take the cancer drug Revlimid in 2020 was $6,200, for example. Some 1.4 million Part D enrollees paid more than $2,000 for prescription drugs in ...
When it comes to drug pricing, European regulators are a tough sell. Just ask Johnson & Johnson . The U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE, took a pass on paying for ...
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