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Disease Modifying Therapies

DRUG TYPE HOW OFTEN SUPPORT FDA APPROVAL Comments
Aubagio Pill Once a day MS One-to-One

www.msonetoone.com

855-676-6326

2012 Teriflunomide
Avonex Injection

Into muscle

Once a week Above MS

www.avonex.com

800-456-2255

1996 Beta 1-a
Betaseron Injection

Under skin

Every other day Betaplus

www.betaseron.com

844-788-1470

1993 Beta 1-b
Copaxone Injection

Under skin

20mg daily

40mg 3x week

Shared Solutions

www.copaxone.com

800-887-800

1996 Glatiramer acetate
Extavia Injection

Under skin

Every other day Go Program

www.exavia.com

866-398-2842

2009 Beta 1-b
Gilenya Pill Once a day www.gilenya.com

800-445-3692

2010 Fingolimod
Glatopa Injection

Under the skin

20mg daily

40mg 3x week

www.glatopa.com

855-452-8672

2015 & 2018 Generic for Copaxone
Lemtrada Infusion 5 days & 3 days

Separated by 1 year

MS One-to-One

www.lemtrada.com

877-447-3243

2014 Alemtuzumab
Mavenclad Pill 2  treatment weeks, 1 month apart, repeated 1 year later N/A 2019 Cladribine
Novantrone Infusion Every 3 months N/A 2000 No longer distributed in the US but available as generic: mitoxantrone hydrochloride.
Ocrevus Infusion Every 6 months Ocrevus Connects

www.ocrevus.com

844-627-3887

2017 Ocrelizumab
Plegridy Injection Every 2 weeks Above MS

www.plegridy.com

800-456-2255

2014 Beta 1-a
Rebif Injection 3 times a week MS One-on-one

www.rebif.com

877-447-3243

1998 Beta 1-a
Rituximab Infusion www.gene.com Not approved in US for MS Used off-label to treat some cancers and rheumatoid arthritis
Tecfidera Pill Once a day Above MS

www.tecfidera.com

800-456-2255

2013 Dimethyl fumarate
Tysabri Infusion Once a month Above MS

www.tysabri.com

800-456-2255

2006 Natalizumab
Zinbryta Injection Once a month n/a 2016 Withdrawn from worldwide market 2 Mar 2018