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Ocrevus: Counting Down to Expected FDA Approval

Ocrevus: Counting Down to Expected FDA Approval

There is now less than a month until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to approve Ocrevus, generic name ocrelizumab, for use as a therapy for multiple sclerosis.

Clinical trials have shown Genentech’s drug to be a promising therapy for relapsing MS and, significantly, the primary progressive form of the disease for which there is no approved treatment.

The FDA is due to…

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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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