Pomalidomide

Pomalidomide is used in the treatment of multiple myeloma. It is used along with another medicine called ‘dexamethasone’ (an anti-inflammatory medicine).

Pomalidomide is in a class of medications called immunomodulatory agents. It works by helping the bone marrow to produce normal blood cells and by killing abnormal cells in the bone marrow.

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