Information on Gilenya (TM), the first oral medication for MS

Stuart SchlossmanMS Drug Therapies, Multiple Sclerosis, Oral MS Medications

What to expect if planning to try Gilenya
By Cherie C. Binns RN BS MSCN
If you have been waiting for one of the new oral medications for MS to be FDA approved, you are likely excited to see that Fingolimod (marketed under the name Gilenya) was approved for patients with relapsing forms of MS on September 21.   Many people with MS (PWMS) have been awaiting this news hoping to be able to move away from the injectable medications.  The actual medication, however, will not be available for prescription for several more weeks.

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