Generic name:ponesimod
Dosage form: tablets
Drug class:Selective immunosuppressants
What is Ponvory?
- Ponvory is a prescription medicine that is used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults.
- It is not known if this medicine is safe and effective in children.
Important information
Ponvory may cause serious side effects, including:
1. Infections. Ponvory can increase your risk of serious infections that can be life-threatening and cause death. Ponvory lowers the number of white blood cells (lymphocytes) in your blood. This will usually go back to normal within 1 to 2 weeks of stopping treatment. Your healthcare provider should review a recent blood test of your white blood cells before you start treatment.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms of an infection during treatment with Ponvory and for 1 to 2 weeks after your last dose:
- fever
- vomiting
- tiredness
- headache with fever, neck stiffness, sensitivity to light, nausea, or confusion (these may be symptoms of meningitis, an infection of the lining around your brain and spine)
- body aches
- chills
- nausea
Your healthcare provider may delay starting or may stop your treatment if you have an infection.
2. Slow heart rate (bradycardia or bradyarrhythmia) when you start taking Ponvory. Ponvory can cause your heart rate to slow down, especially after you take your first dose. You should have a test to check the electrical activity of your heart called an electrocardiogram (ECG) before you take your first dose. Only start your treatment using the Starter Pack. You must use the Starter Pack to slowly increase the dose over a 14-day.
