Biogen Inc. (BIIB) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), part of the of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), recommended an update to marketing authorizations of approved interferon beta treatments, including PLEGRIDY® (peginterferon beta-1a) and AVONEX® (interferon beta-1a), to remove pregnancy contraindications and, where clinically needed, to allow use during pregnancy and breastfeeding in women with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). “Women are diagnosed with MS at least two to three times more frequently than men,1 and the disease may strike during their child-bearing years.2 Choosing a treatment plan that allows women to continue or start their MS therapy while pregnant or breastfeeding is a step forward for those living with this chronic, debilitating disease and their partners,” said Alfred Sandrock, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president and chief medical officer at Biogen.
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