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DRUG INFORMATION
« on: December 02, 2013, 05:42:21 pm »
Information about prescription and over-the-counter medicine is available at Medline Plus.
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Promising MS agents in late-stage development
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2018, 08:48:27 am »
This provides a fairly clear brief summary of the currently available MS drugs and the drugs in the pipeline.


Interesting that there are now several drugs for SPMS listed in the pipeline. One of them, masitinib AB is designated for "rfSPMS" (relapse-free secondary progressive MS).


From P&T Community (received December 6, 2018):



https://www.ptcommunity.com/journal/article/full/2018/12/750/promising-multiple-sclerosis-agents-late-stage-development
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This .pdf file is a National MS Society booklet about the MS drugs and seems  quite comprehensive coverage of an increasingly complex topic:


https://www.nationalmssociety.org/NationalMSSociety/media/MSNationalFiles/Brochures/Brochure-The-MS-Disease-Modifying-Medications.pdf
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From Multiple Sclerosis News Today (January 5, 2022)--"AB Science OK'd to Start Masitinib Phase 3 Trial in Progressive MS":

https://bit.ly/3zStuqf
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MS Speaks--online for 17 years

SPMS, diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2007-2010. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate 40mg 3 times/week) since 12/16/20.