SUS will offer new medicine for multiple sclerosis

Patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis will have one more treatment option in the Unified Health System (SUS), the drug teriflunomide. According to the Ministry of Health, the remedy will serve around 12,000 people, who are already served by the public network, in addition to new cases.

The new drug reduces the outbreaks and the progression of the disease with lower risks to patients . And it is also considered unheard of in the first line of care, orally. It is expected that the drug will be available in up to five months.

SUS currently offers six drugs for the treatment of the disease: betainterferone (1st injectable e1b injectable); glatiramer (20 mg injectable); fingolimod (0.5mg); natalizumab (300 mg); azathioprine (50 mg) and methylprednisolone (500 mg). In addition, the public system has 277 hospitals qualified as a Care Unit or High Complexity Reference Center in Neurology / Neurosurgery throughout the country.

What is Multiple Sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord (central nervous system). This is because the body's immune system confuses healthy cells with "intruders," and attacks them causing injury.

Symptoms vary widely depending on the amount of damage and the nerves that are affected. People with severe cases of multiple sclerosis may lose the ability to walk or speak clearly. In the early stages of the disease, multiple sclerosis can be difficult to diagnose, since symptoms appear at intervals and the patient can go months or years without any sign of the disease. Multiple sclerosis affects about 2.5 million of people in the world. The disease has no cure, but the treatments can help control the symptoms and reduce the progression of the disease. Understand more.

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