Diseases Named After People Are Capitalized. Some disease names are capitalized because they are named after the person who discovered them. For example, Alzheimerâs disease is named after a German doctor named Alois Alzheimer.
5 Stars. Entyvio is the brand name of the generic drug vedolizumab, which is used to relieve symptoms of Crohn's disease (a condition where the body's immune system attacks the lining of the digestive tract) and ulcerative colitis (a condition that causes swelling and sores in the lining of the large intestine).
ENTYVIO is a prescription medicine used in adults: 1  with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) when certain other UC medicines have not worked well enough or cannot be tolerated. 2  with moderate to severe Crohn's disease (CD) when certain other CD medicines have not worked well enough or cannot be tolerated. ENTYVIO may help to: begin reducing some symptoms, achieve remission, and reduce or stop the use of corticosteroids.