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Avonex may now be given with smaller needle

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 23rd, 2006

Avonex (Interferon beta 1a), developed by Biogen Idec for multiple sclerosis (MS), may now be administered with a needle that is 20% shorter and thinner than the currently approved needle.

People living with MS and taking or considering Avonex may speak with their healthcare provider to see if the smaller needle is appropriate for them.

"Some of my patients have expressed a strong interest in administering Avonex with a smaller needle," said Mitchell Freedman from the Triangle MS Center at Raleigh Neurology Associates who is also an adjunct professor of Neurology at the University of North Carolina. "The ability to administer Avonex via a smaller...

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