February 08, 2021 – In the period of the Covid-19 pandemic and the emerging spectrum of severe adverse (drug) reactions (SADRs) of the anti-Covid-19 vaccines in some patients receiving these vaccines, one easily forgets about the same phenomenon of SADRS …

Fingolimod (Gilenya): Warnings on severe liver failures Read more »

August 23, 2019 – Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare and often fatal viral disease characterized by progressive damage or inflammation of the white matter of the brain at multiple locations (i.e., multifocal). It is caused by the JC virus, after …

Therapies that promote progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) Read more »

19 April 2019 – Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Moreover, Alemtuzumab, under the Tradenames of Campt, MabCampath and Campt-1H is on the markets for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), and T-cell …

Lemtrada: Deleterious unwanted effects in some multiple sclerosis patients Read more »

March 31, 2019 – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved  drugs for two rather problematic neurological conditions, namely multiple sclerosis (i.e., Cladribine (Mavenclad)) and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (i.e., Certolizumab pegol (Cimzia)), offering patients with these conditions …

New treatments for multiple sclerosis and inflammatory arthritis approved Read more »

May 28, 2016 – Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that disrupts communication between the brain and other parts of the body. It is among the most common causes of neurological disability in …

Daclizumab (Zinbryta) approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) Read more »