Ruxolitinib

Trade Name: 
Jakavi
Manufacturer/Distributor: 
Novartis
www.novartis.ca
Classification: 
Antineoplastic agent
JAK 1, 2 inhibitor; protein kinase inhibitor
ATC Class: 
L01XE18 - ruxolitinib
Status: 
active
Notice of Compliance (yyyy/mm/dd): 
2012/06/19
Date Marketed in Canada (yyyy/mm/dd): 
2012/07/18
Presentation: 
Tablet: 5 mg. DIN: 02388006
Tablet: 15 mg. DIN: 02388014
Tablet: 20 mg. DIN: 02388022
Comments: 
Ruxolitinib is indicated for the treatment of splenomegaly in patients with primary myelofibrosis, post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis or post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis.