Ponesimod is used to prevent episodes of symptoms and slow the worsening of disability in adults who have relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS; a disease in which the nerves do not function properly and people may experience weakness, numbness, loss of muscle coordination, and problems with vision, speech, and bladder control), including: clinically isolated syndrome (CIS; first nerve symptom episode that lasts at least 24 hours), relapsing-remitting disease (course of disease where symptoms flare up from time to time), active secondary progressive disease (later stage of disease with continuous worsening of symptoms.) Ponesimod is in a class of medications called sphingosine l-phosphate receptor modulators. It works by decreasing the action of immune cells that may cause nerve damage.

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Last Updated: 11/30/2022
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