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[mshoward]

Good Evening,

Has anyone heard of a pill that can be taken for MS?

I have Relapsing Remitting MS and Avonex and Copaxone increased my occasional excerbations.

Can anyone relate?

Please advise.

Continued Peace and Blessings,



Artimese

[Heather3418]

If your question was about a specific drug made specifically FOR MS, my answer would still be no.  Are there other drugs they are testing "off label" for use to help with MS?  Yes.  But still none specifically made FOR MS only.

And I am sorry that I did not say "Welcome" to you earlier.  Sometimes I miss people's names as newcomers.  I DO apologize to you.  I thought I had seen you post before.

Heather

[Lulu54]

Hi Artimese,
You're new here,  right?  Welcome!

Like DV listed there are a number of oral meds i drug trials now - some used in combination with existing therapies and others as stand alone drugs.  Are you in the US?  if interested you may want to consider being in one of the trials.  You can find them at clinicaltrials.gov.  

I hope we'll see you around here, Lulu

[doublevision1]

There are several oral meds currently being studied for use in MS:

fingolimod
teriflunomide  
minocycline
laquinimod
flupirtine
cladribine  
simvastatin

...are the ones that I've read about, all at various stages of study.

[Heather3418]

There is currently no MS disease modifying drug on the market in pill form.  It is in clinical trials right now.  There are hopes that it will be available some time next year.

Heather

[msjinx]

I can relate to this , im on rebiff interfheron,i also have relapsing remitting ms ,I,m on 3 injections a week ......It,s startin to work i think ive only had 1 relaspe this year so good so far ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!