Category: MS Drug Therapies

Disease-modifying Treatments and Cognition in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-Analysis

Click HERE to Subscribe for the MS Beacon Newsletter Full report Abstract Objective: Disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) are the gold standard for…

Stuart Schlossman

FDA Approves Bafiertam, (a Tecfidera) Generic, for Relapsing MS

Banner Life Sciences Announces Final FDA Approval of BAFIERTAM for Multiple Sclerosis BAFIERTAM™ (monomethyl fumarate), the bioequivalent alternative to Biogen’s…

Stuart Schlossman

Siponimod Shows EDSS Subscale Benefits in Secondary Progressive MS

Novartis’s S1P receptor modulator siponimod (Mayzent) showed benefits in a number of patients with SPMS on the Motor Integration and…

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the use of MS disease-modifying therapies

Maria was distraught after reading about the ‘potential’ epidemic, yet to happen, and the horror stories on Facebook needing reassurance…

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OCREVUS® (ocrelizumab) Pregnancy Registry

OCREVUS® (ocrelizumab) Pregnancy Registry https://www.ocrevuspregnancyregistry.com/ Do you have multiple sclerosis (MS) and are you pregnant? Then you may be able…

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Starting Mayzent Early of Greater Benefit in SPMS, 5-Year Trial Data Show

APRIL 22, 2020 –  BY MARISA WEXLER, MS Click HERE to Subscribe for the MS Beacon Newsletter People with secondary progressive…

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Sanofi brain-penetrant BTK inhibitor significantly reduced disease activity in Phase 2 trial in relapsing multiple sclerosis

PRESS RELEASES    April 23 2020 Click HERE to Subscribe for the MS Beacon Newsletter Sanofi brain-penetrant BTK inhibitor significantly…

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Shorter Ocrelizumab Infusion Accepted for FDA Review

The FDA has accepted an sBLA for a version of Genentech’s ocrelizumab with a shorter administration time for the treatment…

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Bristol Myers Squibb Expands Patient Support Programs to Help Newly Uninsured Patients in the U.S.

For those in US, P.R and US Virgin Islands Immediate Relief Available April 07, 2020 06:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time…

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FDA Removes Pregnancy Category C Warning From Certain MS Medications

Clinical Neurology News/Neurology Reviews, By Lucas Franki April 2, 2020 https://www.mdedge.com/neurology/article/220153/multiple-sclerosis/fda-removes-pregnancy-category-c-warning-certain-ms The Food and Drug Administration has updated the labels…

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