NHS Introduces Home MS Pill: 80% Relapse-Free, 7.5x Fewer Brain Lesions

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NHS England just made history as Europe's first to roll out cladribine, the game-changing MS tablet letting patients ditch regular hospital visits for at-home treatment.

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Say goodbye to endless injections and infusions – this revolutionary tablet requires only 20 days of treatment spread over four years, freeing patients from medical settings.

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The numbers don't lie: a whopping 80% of patients stayed relapse-free, with brain scans revealing 7.5 times fewer lesions compared to those on placebo during two-year trials.

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Fertility concerns? Solved – women planning families can safely conceive after the two-year dosing period ends, making cladribine less restrictive than competing therapies.

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Behind the scenes, this specialized drug hunts down and eliminates the rogue T and B cells attacking the protective myelin sheath around nerves in MS patients.

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I haven't had a single relapse since 2021," reveals 37-year-old Clare Elgar, who now maintains normal routines without disruptive hospital treatments.

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NHS resources will be dramatically freed up as an estimated 2,000 patients receive cladribine over three years, potentially saving thousands of valuable clinical hours.

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Previously reserved for only severe cases, NICE approval now extends access to thousands with active relapsing-remitting MS who've been waiting for better options.

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