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#HealthSecretary accused of failing to act on shortages of #MotorNeuroneDisease drug

Exclusive: Shortages of #riluzole, which can delay the onset of ventilator dependence, were flagged to #DHSC in September
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/20/health-secretary-victoria-atkins-shortages-riluzole-motor-neurone-disease-drug
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Health secretary accused of failing to act on shortages of motor neurone disease drug

Exclusive: Shortages of riluzole, which can delay the onset of ventilator dependence, were flagged to DHSC in September

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BC Info BotSep 1, 2023
The Tyee: With New Meds for ALS, a Better Quality of Life https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/01/New-Meds-ALS-Better-Quality-Life/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #amyotrophiclateralsclerosistreatment #sodiumphenylbutyrate #ursodoxicoltaurine #ALSSocietyofBC #ALStreatment #SarahLangs #WendyToyer #edaravone #Albrioza #Radicava #riluzole #Rilutek
With New Meds for ALS, a Better Quality of Life | The Tyee

Now they can be taken orally instead of by IV. That’s a big deal.

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Javier Díaz-NidoDec 3, 2022

New research shows that the drug Riluzole, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, can at least partially correct the molecular cause of some leukodystrophies.

#Neuroscience #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #RareDiseases #Leukodystrophies #Demyelination #DemyelinatingDiseases #Riluzole

https://neurosciencenews.com/myelin-neuropharmacology-21997/

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