Diplomat Now Dispensing RYDAPT® (Midostaurin) for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

FLINT, Mich., May 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (NYSE: DPLO), is now dispensing RYDAPT^® (midostaurin), recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

RYDAPT^® (midostaurin) is approved to treat newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that is FLT3 mutation–positive, as detected by an FDA-approved test, in combination with standard cytarabine and daunorubicin induction and cytarabine consolidation.

RYDAPT^® (midostaurin) inhibits multiple receptor tyrosine kinases.

An oral therapy, RYDAPT^® (midostaurin) is administered twice daily for adults with FLT3 mutation–positive AML.

The FDA also approved RYDAPT^® (midostaurin) to treat aggressive systemic mastocytosis, systemic mastocytosis with associated hematological neoplasm, and mast cell leukemia. RYDAPT^® (midostaurin) is not indicated as a single-agent induction therapy for patients with AML.  

To learn more about Diplomat's oncology program, visit diplomat.is/areas-of-excellence/oncology.

"We are excited about the recent approval of RYDAPT^® (midostaurin) to treat newly diagnosed FLT3-mutated AML patients. It opens a new treatment strategy for these patients," said Paul Urick, Diplomat president. "We understand cancer treatments can be complex. Through our coordinated care team, we are eager to provide patients this encouraging new therapy option with our expertise and personal support."

According to the American Cancer Society, AML is a form of cancer in which the bone marrow makes irregular myeloblasts, red blood cells, or platelets. Symptoms can include fatigue, recurrent infections, and easy bruising. AML is most common in people older than 45.

RYDAPT^® (midostaurin) is manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation. For full prescribing information, click here.

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Diplomat (NYSE: DPLO) is the nation's largest independent provider of specialty pharmacy services—helping patients and providers in all 50 states. The company offers medication management programs for people with complex chronic diseases and delivers unique solutions for manufacturers, hospitals, payors, providers, and more. Diplomat opened its doors in 1975 as a neighborhood pharmacy with one essential tenet: "Take good care of patients and the rest falls into place." Today, that tradition continues—always focused on improving patient care and clinical adherence. For more information, visit diplomat.is.

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