Category: Oral MS Medications

ViewPoints: Biogen Idec moves swiftly to allay Tecfidera safety concerns – key opinion leaders in agreement

April 18, 2013 On Thursday, Biogen Idec delivered a positive Q1 conference call revising guidance upwards with revenue growth for…

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How Does Tecfidera (BG-12) Compare With Other MS Drugs?

By Kathleen DohenyWebMD Health News Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD April 25, 2013 – With the arrival of Tecfidera this spring, people withmultiple sclerosis now…

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Oral MS Drug (Aubagio) Prevents Second Attacks

By John Gever, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today Published: April 25, 2013 Patients diagnosed with clinically isolated syndrome after experiencing a…

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Health Canada Approves TECFIDERA™ As A First-Line Oral Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis

TECFIDERA™, formerly BG-12, provides a combination of proven efficacy and favourable safety profile MISSISSAUGA, ON – April 9, 2013 –…

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MS Patients on Oral Therapies Are More Optimistic About Their Disease, According to Kantar Health Survey

Oral disease-modifying drugs are recent additions to the multiple sclerosis market. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 Multiple sclerosis patients who are…

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Biogen prices new MS drug at discount to key competitors

DISCOUNTED???? WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Biogen Idec Inc said on Friday it will charge $54,900 a year for its multiple sclerosis…

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Now approved—a new pill for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS)

Tecfidera was approved by the FDA for the treatment of people with relapsing forms of MS. Taking Tecfidera What you…

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Biogen’s MS ORAL Drug Tecfidera (BG12) Wins FDA Nod

By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: March 27, 2013 SILVER SPRING, Md. — Dimethyl fumarate has won FDA approval…

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Novartis confirms growing Gilenya® clinical and real-world experience as number of patients treated increases to over 63,000

Growing global evidence base reinforces consistent and sustained efficacy of first once-daily oral multiple sclerosis treatment Up to seven years of clinical…

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Decision Looms on New Multiple Sclerosis Drug

March 25, 2013 Will good news from Europe echo on this side of the Atlantic within the next few days? Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB  )…

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