Gilenya
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Gilenya is the trade name for a drug called Fingolimod. Gilenya is an immunomodulating drug that has been approved as a treatment for multiple sclerosis.
Gilenya helps reduce relapse rates of multiple sclerosis by over 50%, but unfortunately, has serious adverse effects. It has also recently been discovered to have possible therapeutic advantages towards heart failure and arrhythmias.
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