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View Article  Glatiramer Acetate for Clinically Isolated Syndrome
Health Canada has approved an expanded indication for glatiramer acetate injection (Copaxone) to include the treatment of patients who have experienced a single demyelinating event, accompanied by abnormal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)   more »
View Article  natalizumab (Tysabri®) - technique to counteract serious side effects
Researchers at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center have developed a technique that counteracts an unusual, but serious, side effect from natalizumab (Tysabri®), a drug that   more »
View Article  Tysabri – Free of Relapses for 2 Years
Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) today announced five-times as many multiple sclerosis (MS) patients taking TYSABRI® (natalizumab) were free from disease activity versus placebo in the overall patient population. Results   more »
View Article  Copaxone Approved for Clinical Isolated Syndrome
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the USA has approved an expanded label for glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) injection to include the treatment of patients with clinical isolated syndrome (CIS) suggestive of multiple   more »