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Zinbryta risks outweigh benefits, European report

Zinbryta risks outweigh benefits, European report

Multiple sclerosis treatment Zinbryta was withdrawn in March and now a review by the European Medicines Agency has found its risks outweigh its benefits.

The review confirms the drug’s association with the risk of developing severe and potentially fatal immune reactions in the brain, liver and other organs. It was carried out by to the European Medicines Agency‘s (EMA)’s Pharmacovigilance Risk…

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MS treatment Zinbryta (daclizumab) withdrawn worldwide amid safety concerns

MS treatment Zinbryta (daclizumab) withdrawn worldwide amid safety concerns

Disease modifying therapy daclizumab (Zinbryta) has been withdrawn from sale worldwide. Its manufacturers took the decision after reports that a number of people taking the treatment developed serious inflammatory brain disorders. That’s how the news was announced on the MS Society’s website.

In the UK, the treatment will no longer be available via the country’s National Health Service (NHS).

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Zinbryta (daclizumab), a Therapy for Relapsing MS, is Withdrawn from Market

Zinbryta (daclizumab), a Therapy for Relapsing MS, is Withdrawn from Market

Biogen and AbbVie have announced the voluntary withdrawal Zinbryta ™ (daclizumab) from the worldwide market.

Zinbryta is an immune-modulating therapy that was approved in 2016 for people with relapsing MS and generally reserved for people who had an inadequate response to two or more MS therapies.

According to a company press release, the European Medicines Agency had raised new safety concerns…

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After Long Wait, Zinbryta Gains Approval in Areas of the UK

After Long Wait, Zinbryta Gains Approval in Areas of the UK

News that daclizumab, brand name Zinbryta, has been given the go-ahead to be available through the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) for treating relapsing MS, at least in part of the country, is good news. But why has the decision taken so long?

Possibly, because the first decision, last September, was ‘no.’

The latest decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)…

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MS Trust si oppone al piano del NICE che rifiuta Zinbryta come terapia per la SM in Inghilterra e nel Galles

MS Trust si oppone al piano del NICE che rifiuta Zinbryta come terapia per la SM in Inghilterra e nel Galles

L’Associazione inglese MS Trust ha recentemente espresso il proprio disappunto per la recente decisione del Comitato Nazionale dell’Istituto per la Salute e l’Eccellenza per la Cura (NICE) di non raccomandare Zinbryta (daclizumab) come terapia disponibile per i pazienti affetti da Sclerosi Multipla in cura presso il sistema sanitario pubblico (NHS) in Inghilterra e nel Galles.

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Just two weeks to fight for MS treatment

Just two weeks to fight for MS treatment

Anyone wishing to take issue with the draft recommendation to not make daclizumab1 (Zinbryta) be made available as a treatment on the NHS in England and Wales has just 15 days to do so. Comments must be received by Friday October 21.

So, if you want a change of heart, don’t delay. The time to stand up for MS patients is now!

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is…

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New MS drug approved in USA and Europe

New MS drug approved in USA and Europe

A new disease modifying treatment is being considered for use in the UK following it being approved in the USA and Europe.

Already approved by America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), daclizumab, known as Zinbryta, has now been given the nod by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The agency has recommended that the drug be licensed to treat people with relapsing forms of MS.

The UK’s…

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Nuevos resultados del daclizumab en la esclerosis múltiple

Nuevos resultados del daclizumab en la esclerosis múltiple

Pacientes con esclerosis múltiple que tomaban daclizumab  (HYP), un anticuerpo monoclonal humanizado que se une a CD25 (la subunidad alfa del receptor de la interleucina-2) y modula la interleucina-2 de señalización, experimentaron tasas de recaída más bajas, pero más efectos secundarios que los pacientes que recibieron interferón beta-1a, indicó un nuevo estudio.

El estudio fue publicado en la…

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