Category: Oral MS Medications

Oral Laquinimod Unfortunately on hold

November 3, 2011 Laquinimod filing would be ‘premature’ Teva chief executive Shlomo Yanai also caused a bit of a stir…

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Ocrelizumab Targets B Cells And Reduces MS-Related Brain Lesions

02 Nov 2011   Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling disease, in which a person’s central nervous system (brain, spinal…

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ORAL Laquinimod Halted MS Disability But Not Relapses

AMSTERDAM – The multiple sclerosis drug laquinimod did not reduce the risk of relapse in the BRAVO phase III trial,…

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The Potential for another FDA approval for a New Oral MS Medication

AMSTERDAM — The investigational oral drug teriflunomide (Aubagio) seems to have maintained its effectiveness during up to nine years of…

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MS drug has big promise, study suggests

Biogen Idec Inc., the world’s largest maker of multiple sclerosis medicines, gained the most in six months after the experimental…

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The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Sanofi’s new drug application (NDA) for oral teriflunomide as a potential therapy for people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis

Sanofi and its subsidiary, Genzyme, announced Thursday, October 20, that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Sanofi’s…

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About BG-12 – Possibly the Next Oral MS medication

About BG-12 BG-12 (dimethyl fumarate) is an investigational oral therapy in late-stage clinical development for the treatment of RRMS, the…

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Biogen’s Oral BG-12 (Dimethyl Fumarate) Significantly Reduced Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Relapses and Disability Progression in Define Phase 3 Clinical Trial

-240 mg of BG-12 Administered Either Twice or Three Times Daily Demonstrated Significant Clinical Effects- WESTON, Mass., Oct 21, 2011…

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FDA Okays New Label Claim for Fingolimod (Gilenya)

By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: August 02, 2011 The oral multiple sclerosis drug fingolimod (Gilenya) reduces T1 gadolinium-enhancing…

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Teva’s Laquinimod fails to reduce MS relapse

Teva’s Copaxone Successor Fails in Latest Clinical Trial By Naomi Kresge Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.’s experimental…

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