Product Description

🔹 Product Overview
DENOPSY 14 mg Tablet contains Teriflunomide 14 mg, an immunomodulatory medicine used in the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). It works by reducing the activity and multiplication of certain immune cells involved in the inflammatory process that can damage nerves in people with MS.

🔹 Key Uses
Treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis
Used in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)
Used for clinically isolated syndrome when appropriate
Used in active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
Helps reduce disease activity and the frequency of relapses in appropriate patients
Helps limit inflammation associated with MS-related nerve damage

🔹 Composition
Active ingredient: Teriflunomide 14 mg
Drug class: Immunomodulatory agent
Therapeutic category: Multiple sclerosis medicine
Dosage form: Tablet
Route: Oral
Manufacturer/Marketer: Natco Pharma Ltd.

🔹 How It Works
Teriflunomide inhibits an enzyme involved in the production of pyrimidine, which limits the proliferation of rapidly dividing activated immune cells, particularly certain T and B lymphocytes. This helps reduce the immune-mediated inflammation that contributes to nerve damage in multiple sclerosis.

🔹 Key Benefits

Helps reduce MS disease activity
Helps lower the frequency of relapses in appropriate patients
Helps limit inflammatory damage to the nervous system
Provides an oral treatment option for relapsing forms of MS
May help slow the accumulation of disability associated with active relapsing MS when used as prescribed

🔹 Dosage and Administration
The usual recommended adult dose of teriflunomide is 14 mg once daily, taken with or without food. The tablet should be swallowed whole with water. Take it at approximately the same time each day and follow the dosage prescribed by your neurologist.
Do not stop treatment or change the dose without consulting your healthcare professional.

🔹 Possible Side Effects
Possible side effects may include:
Headache
Nausea
Diarrhea
Hair thinning or hair loss
Increased liver enzymes
Abdominal discomfort
Respiratory tract infections
Changes in blood-cell counts
Some adverse effects can be serious, so regular medical monitoring may be required.

🔹 Precautions
DENOPSY should be used strictly under medical supervision.
Tell your doctor before treatment if you have:
Liver disease
Kidney problems
A weakened immune system
Low blood-cell counts
A serious or recurrent infection
High blood pressure
Peripheral neuropathy
Respiratory problems
A history of tuberculosis or other significant infections