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- Hot off the ECTRIMS Press…Fewer Injection Site Reactions with Avonex
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Sept. 11, 2009 – Data from an observational phase IV study of 499 patients entitled The Swiss MS Skin Project show that multiple sclerosis (MS) patients taking AVONEX (interferon beta-1a IM) reported significantly fewer injection site reactions (ISRs) compared to patients on Betaferon (interferon beta-1b), Copaxone (glatiramer Acetate) or Rebif (interferon beta-1a). [...]
- Avonex Pre-Filled Syringes and My Wretched Side Effects
Sometimes interferons, including AVONEX, make people feel sad. If you are taking AVONEX, and feel unusually sad, you should tell a family member or friend right away and call your healthcare provider as soon as possible.
Some people have had severe allergic reactions, a drop in their red or white blood cell levels, a drop in [...]
- Novartis MS drug linked to new side effect
LONDON, April 14 — Fresh side-effect problems have emerged with Novartis AG’s experimental oral multiple sclerosis (MS) drug FTY720, with doctors reporting a case of haemorrhaging focal encephalitis.
A case report on the patient who developed the condition after taking part in a Phase III clinical trial of the medicine — one of the big hopes [...]
