Saturday, February 23, 2008

Treatments Used

There are 4 treatments that require a shot to be given. It varies how often
1. Avonez - http://www.avonex.com/msavProject/avonex.portal
2. Beataseron - http://www.betaseron.com/
3. Copaxone - http://www.copaxone.com/
4. Rebif - http://www.mslifelines.com/new.jsp?intcmp=0022

New one that is given once a month by IV is Tysabri - http://www.tysabri.com/tysbProject/tysb.portal

This next one came out around 2000. It's a chemo drug given IV every 3 months but patient can only have 12 of these in their life time. http://www.novantrone.com/

The MS Foundation's address is: http://www.mscenter.org/index.php/
They can answer many questions you might have

I will be posting new research treatments or drugs under trials that are being developed not only in this country but around the world.

Keep checking back.

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