Hospital Pharmacist Contents
March 2003
Vol 10, no 3

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Indications for Rebif (interferon beta-1a) in multiple sclerosis
Serono, the manufacturer of Rebif (interferon beta-1a) has asked Hospital Pharmacist to point out that the indications for the drug are broader than those given in our article "Multiple sclerosis — the treatment options" (Hospital Pharmacist, January 2003, p17–21).

Serono says that use of Rebif is not solely restricted to the treatment of relapsing-remitting MS as the article states, but is indicated for all MS that has a relapsing element meeting the frequency and time criteria. The summary of product characteristics states: "Rebif is indicated for the treatment of patients with MS and with two or more relapses within the last two years. Efficacy has not been demonstrated in patients with secondary progressive MS without ongoing relapse activity."

Structured abstracts
Hospital Pharmacist welcomes original papers to be considered for publication. Contributors are asked to note that, in common with many other biomedical publications, Hospital Pharmacist requests that structured abstracts be submitted for original research papers. Advice to contributors can be found here

Papers reporting original research or describing developments in clinical, scientific, practice or technological fields will be peer-reviewed.

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