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MARCH 27, 2019

FDA Approves Oral Drug for Relapsing Forms of MS

By Marie Rosenthal
The FDA approved siponimod (Mayzent, Novartis) tablets to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), including secondary progressive MS (SPMS) with active disease, relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and clinically isolated syndrome.

SPMS is a debilitating form of MS characterized by progressive and irreversible neurologic disability.