Optimizing therapeutics in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis : a review of drug efficacy, dosing, and mechanisms of action

Optimizing therapeutics in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis : a review of drug efficacy, dosing, and mechanisms of action

Describes the mechanism of action, optimal dosing, drug administration, safety, and efficacy of the disease-modifying therapeutics that are currently approved for multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy. Touches briefly upon the new drugs currently under investigation, and discusses the future of MS therape...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biologics 2013-01, Vol.7 (default), p.247-258
Hauptverfasser: Damal, Kavitha, Stoker, Emily, Foley, John F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Drug approval
Drug dosages
Drug therapy
Health aspects
Immune response
Influence
Interferon
Monoclonal antibodies
Multiple sclerosis
Regulation
Review
Therapeutic use
Therapeutics
Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:Describes the mechanism of action, optimal dosing, drug administration, safety, and efficacy of the disease-modifying therapeutics that are currently approved for multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy. Touches briefly upon the new drugs currently under investigation, and discusses the future of MS therapeutics. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:1177-5475
1177-5491
1177-5475
1177-5491
DOI:10.2147/BTT.S53007