Raising Awareness & Funds For The Cure of Multiple Sclerosis
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MEDICINES AVAILABLE
Tysabri is a laboratory-produced monoclonal antibody. It is designed to hamper movement of potentially damaging immune cells from the bloodstream, across the “blood-brain barrier” into the brain and spinal cord. Tysabri was evaluated in a pair of two-year, controlled clinical trials:
• Study I compared Tysabri to placebo in patients who had not received any interferon-beta or glatiramer acetate for at least the previous six months.
• Study II involved patients who had experienced one or more relapses while on treatment with Avonex. Half of the group took Tysabri in addition to their Avonex; half of the group took Avonex plus a placebo.
In both studies, those taking the medication had a reduced risk of disability progression and experienced fewer exacerbations (relapses) compared with the group taking a placebo. At the present time, safety and efficacy of treatment with Tysabri beyond two years are not known. Tysabri has not been studied in people with primary progressive MS or in children.
• Tysabri is given once every four weeks by intravenous infusion.
• Because of the risk of PML, Tysabri is available only through a special distribution program called the TOUCH™ Prescribing Program. Only physicians, infusion centers, and pharmacies associated with the infusion centers that are registered with the Program can prescribe or deliver the medication. And only those patients who are enrolled in, and meet all the conditions for the Program, can receive this medication.
COMPLIMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
CAM includes everything from exercise and diet to food supplements, stress management strategies, and lifestyle changes. These therapies come from various disciplines and traditions—yoga, hypnosis, relaxation techniques, traditional herbal healing, Chinese medicine, macrobiotics, naturopathy, and many others. They are referred to as complementary when they are used in conjunction with conventional medical treatments and alternative when they are used instead of conventional treatments.
THERE IS HOPE!
Scientists all around the world are working really hard to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis and I do believe that, all together, with everyone’s help, we can cure this disease and create a new chapter in the story of MS…
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS ABOUT MEDICATIONS.
There is Hope!