EMA — authorised 13 March 1997
- Application: EMEA/H/C/000102
- Marketing authorisation holder: Biogen Netherlands B.V.
- Local brand name: Avonex
- Indication: Avonex is indicated for the treatment of: patients diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). In clinical trials, this was characterised by two or more acute exacerbations (relapses) in the previous three years without evidence of continuous progression between relapses; Avonex slows the progression of disability and decreases the frequency of relapses; patients with a single demyelinating event with an active inflammatory process, if it is severe enough to warrant treatment with intravenous corticosteroids, if alternative diagnoses have been excluded, and if they are determined to be
- Status: approved