Here is a detailed overview of Lenalidomide Capsule 5 mg with icons:
💊 Lenalidomide Capsule 5 mg
🧪 Nature / Drug Class
🔹 Antineoplastic / Immunomodulatory Agent (IMiD)
🔹 Structural analog of thalidomide
🔹 Has anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, and immunomodulatory properties
🩺 Purpose / Indications
✅ Used in the treatment of:
- 🧬 Multiple Myeloma (in combination with dexamethasone or other agents)
- 🩸 Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) with 5q deletion
- 🧠 Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) – relapsed/refractory
- 🧫 Off-label: CLL, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, etc.
⚙️ Advantages
✔️ Oral therapy – convenient for long-term management
✔️ Effective even in relapsed or refractory cases
✔️ Enhances T-cell and NK cell immunity
✔️ Less neuropathy than thalidomide
📦 Common Packaging
📦 Capsules: 5 mg (also available in 2.5, 10, 15, 25 mg)
💊 Supplied in blister packs
🔒 Dispensed under controlled distribution program due to teratogenicity
⚠️ Patient Advice / Precautions
🚨 Teratogenic – strict pregnancy prevention required
📋 Only available under REMS / similar programs
🩸 Monitor:
- CBC (risk of neutropenia, thrombocytopenia)
- Liver and renal function
💊 Dose adjustment in renal impairment
🧠 Risk of thromboembolism – prophylactic anticoagulation may be needed
❗ Report signs of infection, bleeding, or severe fatigue immediately
⏱️ Taken once daily, same time each day, with or without food
🧊 Storage
🌡️ Store at room temperature (20–25°C)
🧴 Keep in original blister until use
🧒 Keep out of reach of children