Dimethyl fumarate and Lomitapide Mesylate

• Generic Name: dimethyl fumarate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Tecfidera, Tecfidera Starter Pack

Dimethyl fumarate is used to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Dimethyl fumarate may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: lomitapide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Juxtapid

Adjunct to a low-fat diet and other lipid-lowering treatments, including LDL apheresis where available, to reduce LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, apolipoprotein B (apo B), and non-HDL-cholesterol concentrations in the management of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (designated an orphan drug by US FDA for use in this condition).

Safety and efficacy not established in patients with hypercholesterolemia who do not have homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

Effects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality not established.