TYSABRI is available only through registered infusion centers participating in the TOUCH®Prescribing Program. To locate these infusion centers, contact Biogen at 1-800-456-2255. TYSABRI single-dose vials must be refrigerated between 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F). Do not use beyond the ...
Under this program, healthcare professionals, pharmacies, and infusion centers must be certified to prescribe, dispense, and infuse Tysabri.Life-threatening and fatal herpes infections also have been reported in patients on Tysabri. In some patients, these infections can cause blindness. Tysabri ...
The drug will only be prescribed, distributed, and infused by prescribers, infusion centers, and pharmacies registered with the program. Tysabri will only be administered to patients who are enrolled in the program. Prior to initiating the therapy, health care professionals are to obtain the patie...
•Pharmaciesandinfusioncentersmustbespeciallycertifiedtodispenseorinfuse TYSABRI. 5.3.HerpesEncephalitisandMeningitis TYSABRIreasestheriskofdeveloencephalitisandmeningitiscausedbyherpessimplex andvaricellazosteres.Serious,life-threatening,andsometimesfatalcaseshavebeen reportedinthepostmarketingsettinginmultiplesclerosispatie...
–99.9% of patients enrolled at time of infusion ♦ Prescribed as monotherapy, according to label –96.8% patients with no concurrent immunomodulatory or immunosuppressant therapies ♦ Drug being shipped to registered infusion centers –99.9% of 10,126 drug shipments shipped to registered infusion...
On the other hand, targeting B cell cytokines with the fusion protein atacicept increased MS activity, highlighting the complex and not fully understood role of B cells and humoral immunity in MS. Finally, all other approved therapies for MS, some of which have been designed to target T cells...