Drug details
Thalomid (thalidomide)
type of Antineoplastics, Angiogenesis Inhibitor
Thalomid (thalidomide) is an immunomodulatory agent used to treat and prevent the debilitating and disfiguring skin sores caused by erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), an inflammatory complication of leprosy. Thalomid is also used together with another medicine called dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer).
The drug is often used to treat Multiple myeloma .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- dizziness,
- sleep problems (insomnia),
- constipation,
- drowsiness,
- confusion,
- anxiety,
- nausea, or
- dry skin,
- muscle weakness,
- bone pain,
- sleepiness,
- tremors or shaking,
- loss of appetite.
The following drugs are related to Thalomid, either as a replacement or used together:
- Afirmelle (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Bekyree (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Kyprolis (carfilzomib)
- Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel for iv injection)
- Dapsone (dapsone)
- Darzalex (daratumumab intravenous injection)
- Isibloom (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Enskyce (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Kimidess (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Farydak (panobinostat capsules)
- Gildagia (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol tablets, usp)
- Ninlaro (ixazomib capsules)
- Lartruvo (olaratumab injection)
- Revlimid (lenalidomide)
- Vienva (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol)
- Marlissa (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets usp)
- Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol)
- Mozobil (plerixafor injection)
- Taytulla (norethindrone acetate-ethinyl estradiol-ferrous fumarate)
- Vyfemla (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
- Opill - Now Available OTC (norgestrel tablets)
- Pomalyst (pomalidomide capsules)
- Xpovio (selinexor tablets)