Popular MS Treatment Might Not Stop Disease from Progressing

CREATED Jul. 18, 2012

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  • Interferon beta drugs are the most widely-prescribed drugs from multiple sclerosis. Video by fox47news.com

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The most popular treatment for multiple sclerosis may not stop the disease from progressing.

Interferon beta drugs are the most widely-prescribed drugs for multiple sclerosis. A new study measured how long it took for patients using the drugs to experience a decline in their symptoms, and compared them to patients not using the medication.

Researchers found no evidence the drugs helped slow the progression of their disease.

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