AVONEX® (Interferon beta-1a) Can Now Be Started At The First Clinical Signs Of Multiple Sclerosis!
If you are now taking, or have ever taken, therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), you know the importance of choosing a treatment with proven efficacy. With that in mind, we want to share recent good news about the efficacy of AVONEX® (Interferon beta-1a). The US Food and Drug= 0Administration (FDA) recently approved the use of AVONEX for people who have experienced their first MS attack and have MRI features consistent with MS.
This means people with MS can now take an earlier, more active role in treating and slowing the progression of disability by choosing to start on AVONEX.
• People with MS can now start AVONEX without having to wait until a second attack occurs.
• In the 3-year CHAMPS* study, AVONEX significantly – by 44% - reduced the risk of a second attack in people with MS.
• The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) recommends people diagnosed with MS be treated as early as possible.
Please talk to your doctor to see if AVONEX therapy is right for you.
Click here for full prescribing information and patient Medication Guide for AVONEX.
For more information, please contact our committed MS support specialists at MS ActiveSource(SM) at 1-800-465-2255, or visit www.Avonex.com
*Controlled High Risk Subjects AVONEX Multiple Sclerosis Prevention Study – a trial of 383 patients who had experienced a first acute clinical MS-related event.
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AVONEX is used to treat relapsing forms of MS to decrease the number of flare-ups and slow the occurrence of some of the disability that is common in people with MS. Tell your doctor before taking AVONEX if you ever had or currently experience depression or other mood disorders, problems with your thyroid, blood problems, seizures, heart problems or liver disease. AVONEX is not recommended for women who plan to become pregnant or are pregnant and it should not be used by patients who have had an allergic reaction to interferon products. For more information refer to the patient Medication Guide which includes additional important safety considerations.
This health information is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace discussions with a healthcare provider. All decisions regarding patient care should be made with a healthcare provider.