Thycad (50 mg) [Thalidomide]

Drug brand Thycad (50 mg) is being manufactured and marketed by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Thalidomide. This drug comes in the form of Capsule. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 10 Capsule and is priced at Rs 350.00 (arround $4.9 US Dollar)

Generic :	Thalidomide
Pharma Company :	Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Brand Label :	Thycad (50 mg)
Preparation Type :	Capsule
Single Dose :	1 Capsule
Composition :	Thalidomide-50 mg
Pack Size/Qty/Vol :	10 Capsule
Price Unit :	Rs 35
Price Pack :	Rs 350.00 INR (arround $4.9 US Dollar)

Drug details for Thycad (50 mg)

Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?

The main active ingredient or salt in Thycad (50 mg) is Thalidomide.

Thalidomide is used along with dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma in people who have been recently found to have this disease. It is also used alone or with other medications to treat and prevent skin symptoms of erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL; episodes of skin sores, fever, and nerve damage that occur in people with Hansen's disease

• leprosy

). Thalidomide is in a class of medications called immunomodulatory agents. It treats multiple myeloma by strengthening the immune system to fight cancer cells. It treats ENL by blocking the action of certain natural substances that cause swelling.

Thycad (50 mg) - Thalidomide - For more details on its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Thycad (50 mg) - Thalidomide..

Generic Drug Substitutes for : Thycad (50 mg)

There are 5 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Thycad (50 mg), which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Thalidomide-50 mg).
Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a generic version of the prescribed drug brand, if any. So far as quality and performance of generic version is concerned, mostly, Generics with the same active ingredient (here i.e. Thalidomide-50 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one

Brand	Price (Rs.)	Brand	Price (Rs.)
Immithal (50 mg)	414.00	Thalimax (50 mg)	450.00
Thalix (50 mg)	515.00	Thaloda (50 mg)	333.00
Tolimid (50 mg)	450.00

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