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Dear Doctor Letter (Rote-Hand-Brief) on Gilenya® (fingolimod): Hemophagocytic syndrome

Active substance: fingolimod

The company Novartis Pharma GmbH is circulating information on reports of 2 cases of a hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) leading to the deaths of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with fingolimod.

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