Generic name: lenalidomide [ LEN-a-LID-oh-mide ]
Brand name: Revlimid
Dosage form: oral capsule (10 mg; 15 mg; 2.5 mg; 20 mg; 25 mg; 5 mg)
Drug classes:Miscellaneous antineoplastics, Other immunosuppressants
What is lenalidomide?
Lenalidomide is used to treat multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer), either in combination with another medicine or after stem cell transplant.
Lenalidomide is also used to treat anemia (a lack of red blood cells) in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome caused by an abnormal chromosome. This disorder is also called deletion 5q MDS, because part of chromosome 5 is missing. In people with this disorder, the bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells.
Lenalidomide is also used to treat mantle cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, or marginal zone lymphoma, after other medications have been tried without success.
Lenalidomide is available only under a special program. You must be registered in the program and understand the risks and benefits of lenalidomide. You must also agree to use birth control measures as required by the program.
Lenalidomide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Never use this medicine if you are pregnant. Even one dose of lenalidomide can cause severe, life-threatening birth defects or death of a baby if the mother or the father is taking this medicine at the time of conception or during pregnancy.
Use birth control to prevent pregnancy, whether you are a man or a woman. For women: Use two forms of birth control beginni...
