Current Perspectives on Interferon Beta-1b for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
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Current Perspectives on Interferon Beta-1b for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Interferon (IFN) beta-1b was the first disease-modifying therapy to be approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), and over 21 years of follow-up data demonstrate its efficacy and long-term safety profile. Following recent regulatory approvals in the USA and European Union, IFN beta-1b is now one of the seven disease-modifying therapies [intramuscular IFN beta-1a; subcutaneous (SC) I...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Therapy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0741-238X,1865-8652
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-014-0149-1