
With this approval, Betaferon becomes the highest-dose highest-frequency therapy approved for the treatment of the earliest stages of MS in Canada. The approval provides an important treatment option for patients to reduce the risk of developing clinically definite MS (CDMS), and the potential to delay the progression of the disease.
A similar supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) has also been applied to the US FDA in February, and is awaiting approval.
Source: Schering






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