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Prescribed Medications
| 1. | glatiramer(Copaxone ) | ||
| 2. | tizanidine(Zanaflex ) | ||
| 3. | predniSONE(Deltasone , others...) | ||
| 4. | interferon beta-1a(Avonex , others...) | ||
| 5. | baclofen(Lioresal , Lioresal Intrathecal) | ||
| 6. | natalizumab(Tysabri ) | ||
| 7. | mitoxantrone(Novantrone ) | ||
| 8. | interferon beta-1b(Betaseron ) | ||
| 9. | pilocarpine(Salagen ) | ||
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GLATIRAMER (gla TIR a mer) helps to decrease the number of multiple sclerosis relapses in people with relapsing-remitting forms of the disease. The medicine does not cure multiple sclerosis.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Immunomodulatory agent; synthetic polypeptide mixture consisting of 4 naturally occurring amino acids.
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TIZANIDINE (tye ZAN i deen) helps to relieve muscle spasms. It may be used to help in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Skeletal muscle relaxant; centrally acting α 2 -adrenergic agonist.
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PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other conditions, such as blood disorders and diseases of the adrenal glands.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other conditions, such as blood disorders and diseases of the adrenal glands.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Synthetic glucocorticoid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
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Biologic response modifier; biosynthetic (recombinant DNA origin) form of endogenous human interferon beta.
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INTERFERON BETA-1a (in ter FEER on BAY ta wun aye) helps to decrease the number of multiple sclerosis attacks and to slow physical disability in people with relapsing forms of the disease. The medicine does not cure multiple sclerosis.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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BACLOFEN (BAK loe fen) helps relieve spasms and cramping of muscles. It may be used to treat symptoms of multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injury.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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BACLOFEN (BAK loe fen) is a muscle relaxer. It is used to treat severe spasms.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Skeletal muscle relaxant and antispasticity agent; a GABA derivative.
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Biologic response modifier; a recombinant humanized anti-α4-integrin monoclonal antibody.
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NATALIZUMAB (na ta LIZ you mab) is used to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis. This drug is not a cure. It is also used to treat Crohn's disease.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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MITOXANTRONE (MYE toe ZAN trone) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) and advanced prostate cancer. It is also used to treat certain types of multiple sclerosis.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; a synthetic anthracenedione.
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Mitoxantrone, also known by its trade name Novantrone, is an anticancer agent effective against certain kinds of leukemias. It is also used in Multiple Sclerosis(MS), and was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1987.Mitoxantrone is used...
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INTERFERON BETA-1b (in ter FEER on BAY ta 1b) helps to decrease the number of multiple sclerosis attacks in people with relapsing forms of the disease. This medicine does not cure multiple sclerosis.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Miotic; direct-acting parasympathomimetic agent.
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Pilocarpine is a medicine used to treat xerostomia, or dryness of the mouth, caused by a decrease in saliva production following radiation or due to Sjögren''s syndrome, a disorder of the immune system that is characterized by the failure of t...
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PILOCARPINE (PYE loe KAR peen) can increase saliva in the mouth. This medicine is used to treat dry mouth from radiation treatment or from Sjogren's syndrome.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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