Medicines advice

As monotherapy for the treatment of adults and adolescents 12 years and older with advanced RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer who are radioactive iodine-refractory (if radioactive iodine is appropriate).

In combination with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations.

In combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Exon20 insertion mutations.

Treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at increased risk of fracture.

For the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause.

In combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, for the first-line treatment of primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma in adults.

For treatment of mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease in adult patients that are apolipoprotein E ɛ 4 (ApoEɛ4) heterozygotes or non-carriers.

As monotherapy for the treatment of adults and adolescents 12 years and older with advanced rearranged during transfection (RET)-mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).

In combination with tremelimumab for the first line treatment of adults with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Treatment of patients aged 12 years and older with acute graft versus host disease who have inadequate response to corticosteroids.

Treatment of adult patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) with active disease as defined by clinical or imaging features.

In adults for treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD)

The acute treatment of the headache phase of migraine attacks with or without aura in adults where treatment with a mono-entity product has been insufficient.

In adults with established or at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease to reduce cardiovascular risk by lowering LDL-C levels, as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors:

in adults with established or at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease to reduce cardiovascular risk by lowering LDL-C levels, as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors:
• in patients on a maximum tolerated dose of a statin and not adequately controlled with additional ezetimibe treatment or,
• in patients who are either statin-intolerant, or for whom a statin is contraindicated, and not adequately controlled with ezetimibe treatment or,
• in patients already being treated with the combination of bempedoic acid and ezetimibe as separate tablets.

In combination with oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (LV) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

Treatment of arginase 1 deficiency (ARG1-D), also known as hyperargininemia, in adults, adolescents and children aged 2 years and older.

for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in adult patients that are apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE4) heterozygotes on non-carriers.

For the treatment of transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia in patients 12 years of age and older for whom haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is appropriate and a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched related haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) donor is not available.

For the prevention of ototoxicity caused by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients 1 month to < 18 years of age with localised, non-metastatic, solid tumours.

For the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease who have had an inadequate response with, lost response to, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a biologic treatment.

As monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who have received at least one prior therapy

Treatment of adult patients with previously untreated cell membrane receptor 30-positive (CD30+) Stage III or IV Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (AVD).

For the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who have been previously treated with available therapies, including fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, with or without an anti-VEGF therapy, and, if RAS wildtype and medically appropriate, an anti-EGFR therapy

For treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome (ALGS) 2 months of age and older.

For routine prophylaxis of bleeding episodes in patients 12 years of age and older, weighing at least 35 kg, with:

• severe haemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency, FVIII < 1%)
  without factor VIII inhibitors, or
• severe haemophilia B (congenital factor IX deficiency, FIX < 1%) without
  factor IX inhibitors

In combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel for the first-line treatment of adults with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer who are candidates for systemic therapy, followed by maintenance treatment with:

• durvalumab as monotherapy in endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)
• durvalumab in combination with olaparib in endometrial cancer that ismismatch repair proficient (pMMR).

As monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with
advanced (FIGO Stages III and IV) high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) following completion of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.

Treatment of adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-negative, CD19-positive, B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in the consolidation phase.

In adults as add-on maintenance treatment for uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) characterised by raised blood eosinophils on a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), a long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA), and a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), or on a combination of a LABA and a LAMA if ICS is not appropriate.

In combination with an aromatase inhibitor is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence.s

In pre- or perimenopausal women, or in men, the aromatase inhibitor should be combined with a luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist.

In combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).

For treatment of 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Indicated for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome (ALGS) 2 months of age and older.

Treatment of postmenopausal women, and men, with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with an activating ESR1 mutation who have disease progression following at least one line of endocrine therapy including a CDK 4/6 inhibitor.

In combination with fulvestrant for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR) positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative (defined as IHC 0 or 1+, or IHC 2+/ISH-) locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with one or more PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-alterations following recurrence or progression on or after an endocrine based regimen.

In combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone (BPd) for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy including lenalidomide.

In combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy.

Treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) with disease progression on or after at least two prior lines of therapy including platinum-based chemotherapy.

Treatment of moderate to severe chronic hand eczema (CHE) in adults for whom topical corticosteroids (TCS) are inadequate or inappropriate.