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Fingolimod was the first oral medication approved for management of multiple sclerosis and is currently used by tens of thousands patients worldwide. Fingolimod acts via the sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor, maintaining peripheral lymphocytes entrapped in the lymph nodes. In consequence, there is a reduction in the infiltration of aggressive lymphocytes into the central nervous system. The drug is safe and effective, and its first hours of use are associated with related to S1P receptors in the heart. This side effect is well known by all doctors prescribing fingolimod. However, the drug has other potential adverse events that, although relatively rare, require awareness from the neurologist. Among these there are infections (herpes simplex, herpes zoster, Cryptococcus, Epstein–Barr virus, hepatitis, Molluscum Contagiosum, and leishmaniosis), lung and thyroid complications, refractory headaches, encephalopathy, vasculopathy, tumefactive lesions in magnetic resonance imaging and ophthalmological disorders. The present review lists the non-cardiologic adverse events that all neurologists prescribing fingolimod should be aware of.
Acta Neurologica Belgica – Springer Journals
Published: May 20, 2017
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