My ride began when I entered the infamous Betaseron lottery of 1993. I was one of 67,000 people living with MS who were anxiously waiting for the first DMD (disease modifying drug) for Multiple Sclerosis to hit the market. So, what is a drug lottery you ask? Well I'll tell you.
When the FDA gave the first MS drug the stamp of approval, Bayer Pharmaceuticals couldn't produce it fast enough for all who had waited patiently (or not so) for something, anything to treat their MS. So they created...
As soon as you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, you had many decisions to make. One of those was whether to use a disease-modifying... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis care is so rewarding because it is so multi-faceted - from the different types of presentation, different patients,... Read more »
"Bet you wish you didn’t have to take your shot every day," I joke.“About as much as I bet you wish your medicine came in a handy... Read more »
Four of the seven currently available disease-modifying MS drugs are often referred to as “the interferons” - Avonex, Rebif, Betaseron,... Read more »
As of January 2013, the FDA has approved nine disease-modifying drugs or therapies (listed below) for the treatment of relapsing forms of... Read more »
Corticosteroids Since 2007, high doses of intravenous corticosteroids such as methylprednisone have been the first-line treatment for the prevention of disability from acute MS attacks. Osteoporosis and reversible short-term memory loss have been...
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