Active-ingredient Dossier

Dimethyl Fumarate

Active-ingredient Dossier for Dimethyl Fumarate (immunosuppressant agent). Australian brands, products, PBS listings, PBAC outcomes — compiled by…

What is

Dimethyl Fumarate Dimethyl Fumarate is an immunosuppressant agent.

Australian brands containing

Dimethyl Fumarate — TECFIDERA — APO-DIMETHYL — FURATEC — TRAZENT — TECINTAS

Therapeutic areas

Dimethyl Fumarate is registered in neurology, with 9 brands containing this ingredient on the ARTG.

Sponsor landscape

The ingredient is marketed by seven sponsors: Alphapharm, Accord Healthcare, Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, Accelagen, Pharmacor, and one additional sponsor.

PBS and regulatory activity

No brands containing Dimethyl Fumarate are currently listed on the PBS. The latest PBAC outcome was recorded on 1 November 2019, and the latest AusPAR was published on 3 July 2013. In the 2016–17 fiscal year, government expenditure on Dimethyl Fumarate products was approximately $45.97 million across 25,352 prescriptions.