Cancer Treatment

Advanced prostate cancer (cancer of the male reproductive gland), especially when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body or is no longer responding to other hormone treatments

Gout (painful joint swelling especially in the big toe), high uric acid levels in the blood, kidney stones caused by uric acid, prevention of uric acid buildup during cancer treatment

Advanced breast cancer (specifically hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has a PIK3CA gene change), used together with another cancer drug called fulvestrant

Breast cancer in women who have passed menopause (women who have stopped seeing their monthly period)

Certain types of lung cancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer (triple-negative type), and some types of skin cancer (melanoma)

Certain types of cancer including colon cancer, rectal cancer, lung cancer, kidney cancer, brain tumors (glioblastoma), cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and some eye conditions where abnormal blood vessels grow

Advanced prostate cancer (cancer of the man's prostate gland), usually used together with other hormone treatments or surgery

A type of skin cancer called melanoma that has a specific gene change (BRAF mutation), usually used together with another cancer drug called encorafenib

Breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma (a type of skin cancer often linked to HIV/AIDS)

Breast cancer, colon cancer (cancer of the large intestine), rectal cancer, stomach cancer

Ovarian cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancers, and other types of cancer as determined by your oncologist (cancer specialist)

Advanced bowel cancer (colorectal cancer), head and neck cancer

Organ transplant rejection prevention (kidney, liver, heart), severe skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, severe rheumatoid arthritis (serious joint pain and swelling), nephrotic syndrome (kidney disease causing body swelling)

Colon cancer (cancer of the large intestine), rectal cancer, advanced bowel cancer that has spread to other parts of the body

Certain types of cancer (like blood cancer/leukaemia, lymphoma, breast cancer), severe lupus, kidney problems caused by autoimmune disease, severe rheumatoid arthritis that has not responded to other treatments

Severe allergic reactions, asthma attacks, swelling and inflammation, arthritis, skin conditions like eczema, eye inflammation, some types of cancer treatment support, cerebral malaria (brain swelling from malaria), croup in children, severe body swelling

Eye infections with inflammation, red and swollen eyes from bacterial infection, eye inflammation after surgery, conjunctivitis (apollo) with bacterial infection

Severe allergies, asthma, skin rashes and eczema, joint pain and arthritis, lupus, eye inflammation, severe body swelling, blood disorders, kidney problems (nephrotic syndrome), and some cancers

Eye infections with swelling, red eye (apollo) with inflammation, ear infections, swollen or irritated eyes after injury or surgery

Breast cancer, lung cancer (non-small cell), prostate cancer, stomach cancer, head and neck cancer

Breast cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, stomach cancer, blood cancers like leukaemia and lymphoma, bone cancer, soft tissue cancers

Haemophilia A (a bleeding disorder where blood does not clot properly), prevention of bleeding episodes in people with haemophilia A

Certain types of skin cancer (melanoma) that have a specific BRAF gene change, certain types of colon (bowel) cancer with a BRAF gene change

Low blood level (anaemia) caused by kidney disease, anaemia from cancer chemotherapy, anaemia related to HIV treatment, reducing the need for blood transfusion before major surgery

Prevention of organ rejection after kidney or heart transplant, certain types of kidney cancer, certain breast cancers, brain tumours (subependymal giant cell astrocytoma), pancreatic tumours

Low white blood cell count after chemotherapy (cancer treatment), helping the body recover after bone marrow transplant, severe long-term low white blood cell conditions, boosting white blood cells in HIV/AIDS patients

Lung cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer

Rheumatoid arthritis (joint pain and swelling), psoriatic arthritis (joint pain with skin rashes), ankylosing spondylitis (severe back stiffness and pain), ulcerative colitis (long-term stomach pain with bloody stool)

Prostate cancer (men), breast cancer (women), endometriosis (painful periods caused by womb lining growing outside the womb), fibroids (growths in the womb), thinning the womb lining before surgery

Sickle cell disease (to reduce painful crises), certain blood cancers like chronic myeloid leukaemia, polycythaemia vera (too many red blood cells), some types of head and neck cancer

Breast cancer in women who have passed menopause, sometimes used off-label by doctors to help women who are having difficulty getting pregnant (fertility treatment)

Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), thyroid hormone replacement after thyroid surgery, goitre (swollen thyroid gland in the neck), management of certain types of thyroid cancer

Family planning (contraception), irregular menstrual periods, heavy or painful periods, endometriosis (when womb tissue grows outside the womb), abnormal bleeding from the womb, certain types of cancer (breast, kidney, womb lining)

Nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, feeling of fullness after eating, heartburn caused by acid reflux, vomiting after surgery or chemotherapy

A type of blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), also known as blood cancer where the body makes too many abnormal white blood cells

Nausea, vomiting, vomiting caused by chemotherapy (cancer treatment), vomiting after surgery, vomiting from radiation therapy

A specific type of lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has a particular gene change (EGFR mutation)

Advanced breast cancer, hormone receptor-positive (HR-positive) breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body

HER2-positive breast cancer — including early-stage breast cancer before or after surgery, and breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body

Prevention of organ rejection after kidney transplant, liver transplant, heart transplant

Breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic breast cancer), specifically in people who have a harmful BRCA gene change

Breast cancer treatment, prevention of breast cancer in high-risk women, breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body

Severe joint pain and swelling from rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis in children, giant cell arteritis (inflammation of blood vessels causing headache and vision problems), cytokine release syndrome (a dangerous immune reaction), severe COVID-19 requiring oxygen

HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic breast cancer), early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer after surgery when there is still some cancer remaining