Dietary Treatments For Multiple Sclerosis - Disease-modifying Treatments

Disease-modifying Treatments

As of January 2013, seven disease-modifying treatments have been approved by regulatory agencies of different countries, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and the Japanese PMDA.

The approved drugs with their trademarks are interferon beta-1a (Avonex, Rebif, CinnoVex, ReciGen), interferon beta-1b (Betaseron), glatiramer acetate (Copaxone), mitoxantrone (Novantrone), natalizumab (Tysabri), fingolimod (Gilenya), and teriflunomide (Aubagio).