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Number of Tysabri infusions raises PML risk

10 February 2010 | The risk of developing a potentially deadly brain infection from multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri (natalizumab) increased with the number of infusions received, US drug regulators have warned.


EU review backs Tysabri

25 January 2010 | The use of multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri (natalizumab) has been backed by a review undertaken in Europe despite continuing concerns about its link to a potentially deadly brain infection.


Warnings strengthened for Tysabri

29 October 2009 | A growing association between a widely used multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri (natalizumab) and a potentially deadly brain infection has been reflected in strengthened warnings for prescribers and patients.


TGA backs Tysabri

2 July 2009 | Drug regulators are standing by a multiple sclerosis drug that has been associated with a potentially-deadly brain infection.


Multiple sclerosis drug linked to PML

1 July 2009 | A widely-used multiple sclerosis drug has caused a tenth person to develop a potentially deadly brain infection since being reintroduced three years ago.


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