Help at hand for RRMS patients
A revolutionary research study hints at the evidence that COPAXONE? (glatiramer acetate injection) may offer protection from axonal injury and induced neuronal metabolic recovery in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (
RRMS). // COPAXONE? (glatiramer acetate injection) is a selective MHC class II modulator. COPAXONE? is indicated for the reduction of the frequency of...
Laquinimod, a Novel Oral Compound, Showed Significant Reduction in
Disease Activity in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple
Sclerosis (RRMS)
JERUSALEM, & LUND, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2007 - TevaPharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Active Biotech AB todayannounced that data from a 36-week, randomized, double-blind,placebo-controlled Phase IIb study demonstrated that an oral 0.6 mgdose of laquinimod given daily significantly reduced magneticresonance imaging (MRI) disease activity by 38 percent in
RRMSpatients and was w...
Data Published in Neurology Showed That Higher Dose of Copaxone
Increased Efficacy in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 17, 2007 - A 9-month, randomized,double-blind, parallel-group Phase II study of 90 patientscomparing a 40 mg dose of COPAXONE(R) given daily to the currentlyapproved COPAXONE(R) 20 mg dose showed a 38 percent greaterreduction in inflammatory disease activity as measured by magneticresonance images (MRI) of the brain. In addition, patients takingCOPAXONE(R) 40...
First Pharmacoeconomic Analysis with Long-Term Data Showed Copaxone
Was More Cost-Effective Than Interferon Beta Therapies for
Treatment of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 11, 2007 - A comparison ofthe long-term economic outcomes of four immunomodulatory drugtherapies combined with symptom management versus symptommanagement alone revealed that COPAXONE(R) (glatiramer acetateinjection) was the most cost-effective treatment strategy forrelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (
RRMS). The study providesthe first pharmacoecon...