Pharmaceutical Therapies for Treating Multiple Sclerosis and it's Symptoms

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Only you and your healthcare providers can determine what is right for you!
This is not intended to include all therapeutic treatments for MS.

 

Disease Modifying Therapies
(in alphabetical order by mode of delivery, no preference implied)

Infusions

Lemtrada

Lemtrada is a prescription infusion medicine used to
treat adults with relapsing multiple sclerosis. lemtrada.pngIt’s
generally used in people who have tried 2 or more
MS medicines that haven’t worked well enough.  
Lemtrada is the first relapsing MS medication that is
administered in 8 doses over two years.
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Patient Support Program: MS One to One®

Ocrevus Ocrevus_logo_small.png

What is OCREVUS? OCREVUS is a prescription medicine used
to treat adults with relapsing or primary progressive forms of
multiple sclerosis.  What is the most important information I
should know about OCREVUS?  
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Patient Support Program: Ocrevus Connects™

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Tysabri

Tysabri is for adults with relapsing forms of MS to slow worsening
disability and reduce the number of flare-ups. Since Tysabri
increases the risk of PML, a rare brain infection that usually
causes death or severe disability, it is generally recommended
for patients unable to tolerate or respond well to another therapy.
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Patient Support Program: Above MS™

Injectables

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Avonex

Avonex is approved by FDA to treat relapsing forms of MS to
decrease the number of flare-ups and slow the occurrence of
some of the physical disability that is common in people with
MS. Avonex is approved for use in people who have experienced 
a first attack and have lesions consistent with MS on their MRI.
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Patient Support Program: Above MS™

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Betaseron

Betaseron is a prescription medicine used to reduce the number
of relapses in people with relapsing forms of MS. This includes
people who have had their first symptoms of MS and have an
MRI consistent with MS. Betaseron will not cure MS but may
decrease the number of flare-ups of the disease.
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Patient Support Program: BETAPLUS®

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Copaxone

Copaxone is indicated for reduction of the frequency of relapses
in patients with Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS), including patients
who have experienced a first clinical episode and have MRI features
consistent with MS.  
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Patient Support Program: Shared Solutions®

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The ONLY interferon that effectively treats relapsing MS in 1 shot
every 2 weeks.Whether you’re considering a change in therapies
or are starting treatment for the first time, we’re pleased you’ve
decided to learn more about PLEGRIDY® (peginterferon beta-1a).
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Patient Support Program: Above MS™

Rebif

Rebif is used to treat relapsing forms of MS to decrease the frequency
of relapses and delay the occurrence Medical_Therapies_Disease_Modifying_Logos_Rebif-EMD_Serano-Pfizer.gifof some of the physical disability
that is common in people with MS. Rebif is not approved for treatment
of chronic progressive MS.
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Patient Support Program: MS LifeLines™

Orals

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Aubagio

Aubagio is a prescription medicine used to treat relapsing forms of MS.
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Patient Support Program: MS One to One®  

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Gilenya

Gilenya is a prescription medicine used to treat relapsing forms of
MS in adults. Gilenya can decrease the number of MS flare-ups
(relapses). Gilenya does not cure MS, but it can help slow down
the physical problems that MS causes.  
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Patient Support Program: Gilenya Go Program

Medical_Therapies_Disease_Modifying_Logos_Tecfidera-Biogen.JPGTecfidera

Tecfidera is a prescription medicine used to treat people with relapsing forms of MS.
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Patient Support Program: Above MS™

 

 

Treatments for Symptom Management

 

Balance/Coordination & Walking Problems

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Ampyra-Acorda.jpgAmpyra

Ampyra is indicated as a treatment to improve walking in patients with MS. This was demonstrated by an increase in walking speed.  
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Bladder Dysfunction

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Ditropan-Johnson_and_Johnson.jpgDitropan

Ditropan is a prescription medicine used to treat overactive bladder, such as incontinence or a frequent need to urinate by helping a person have more control over the need to urinate.

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Toviaz-.gifTovias

Toviaz treats symptoms of an overactive bladder such as incontinence (loss of bladder control) or a frequent need to urinate.  
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Cognitive Dysfunction

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Aricept-Eisai-Pfizer.jpgAricept

Aricept is a prescription medicine that is used to treat memory loss and mental changes most commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease.  
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Depression

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Celexa-Forest_Pharmaceuticals.gifCelexa

Celexa is a prescription medicine that is used to treat depression. This medicine is an antidepressant called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Effexor is a prescription antidepressant that is FDA approved to treat depression. It is also approved to treat three anxiety disorders in adults: generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder (PD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD).
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Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Lexapro-Forest_Pharmaceuticals.gifLexapro

Lexapro is a prescription medicine used to treat severe depression and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This medicine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Prozac-Lilly.gifProzac

Prozac is a prescription medicine used to treat a variety of depressive disorders.

Wellbutrin

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Wellbutrin is a prescription medicine used to treat depression.
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Zoloft

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Zoloft is a prescription medicine that is used to treat variations of depression in adults.
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Dizziness & Vertigo

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Antivert.gifAntivert

Antivert is a prescription medicine is used to treat motion sickness and dizziness.
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Emotional Changes

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Nuedexta-Avanir_Pharmaceuticals.jpgNuedexta

Nuedexta is used to treat sudden bursts of crying or laughing for no apparent reason which is a common symptom of MS.
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Exacerbation

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Acthar-Questcor.JPGActhar

Acthar is indicated for the treatment of acute exacerbations of MS in adults. Controlled clinical trials have shown Acthar to be effective in speeding the resolution of acute relapses of MS.
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Fatigue

concerta-logo.jpgConcerta

CONCERTA® is a prescription product approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Nuvigil-Cephalon.jpgNuvigil

Nuvigil is a prescription medicine used to improve wakefulness in adults who experience excessive sleepiness.
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Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Provigil-Cephalon-Teva.jpgProvigil

Provigil is a prescription medicine used to improve wakefulness in adults who experience excessive sleepiness.
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Pain

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Lyrica-Pfizer.gifLyrica

LYRICA is indicated to treat fibromyalgia, diabetic nerve pain, spinal cord injury nerve pain, and pain after shingles. LYRICA is also indicated to treat partial onset seizures in adults with epilepsy who take 1 or more drugs for seizures.
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Seizures

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Depakote-Abbott.gifDepakote

Depakote is used to treat acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder as well as complex partial seizures in adults or simple and complex absence seizures.
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Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Dilantin-Pfizer.gifDilantin

Dilantin is indicated for the control of tonic-clonic (grand mal) and psychomotor (temporal lobe) seizures.
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Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Neurontin-Pfizer.gifNeurontin

Neurontin is a prescription medicine used to treat certain types of seizures.
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Sexual Dysfunction

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Cialis-Lilly.jpgCialis

Cialis is indicated for the treatment of men with erectile dysfunction (ED), men with the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and men with both ED and the signs and symptoms of BPH. Cialis is not
indicated for women or children.
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Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Viagra-Pfizer.jpgViagra

Viagra is a prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) which can occur as a result of MS.
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Spasticity

Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Botox-Allergan.jpgBotox

Botulinum toxin (Botox) is a muscle-relaxing medication used to decrease spasticity related to MS and other neurological conditions.
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Medical_Therapies_Symptom_Management_Logos_Dysport.jpgDysport

Dysport® is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used to treat increased muscle stiffness in adults with spasticity, cervical dystonia (CD) in adults, and increased muscle stiffness in children 2 years of age and older with lower limb spasticity.
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