Drug therapies
So-called ‘disease-modifying’ treatments, such as betainterferons and glatiramer acetate, are now available under the Department of Health’s risk-sharing scheme.These drugs are of benefit only in relapsing types of MS and do not work for everyone. On average, they will cut down by one-third the number of relapses, and will slow down the accumulation of disability.
Some people with an an aggressive or progressive