common cold drug to beat back multiple sclerosis

[brave]

has anyone heard more about this promissing news?

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranci...46781&page=all

[tspaulding]

I was rx'd this med a few yrs ago for a horrible month long cold and pharmacies did not have it in stock as it was pulled off the market.

I tried to find out why and could not find any info.

I do hope this med helps with ms tho.


Tasha RRMS dx 1995 age 21

[tspaulding]

I just looked up tavist and it was pulled b/c of the risk of brain hemorrhaige.


Tasha

[Marco]

Yes, it is currently in a Phase II trial that is still recruiting: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/N...mastine&rank=1. Additional information is available here: http://multiplesclerosis.ucsf.edu/research/rebuild

I try not to get overly excited about medications until Phase II is complete and the results are in. It is still exciting that another drug may be available in a few years to help us. I am glad a number of relatively inexpensive drugs may soon be used in combo or as a complimentary therapy for MS. This could help improve the effectiveness of existing treatments without breaking the bank.

[Myoak]

Tavist-D is a combination of clemastine (antihistamine) and phenylpropanolamine (decongestant). Preparations containing phenylpropanolamine were withdrawn from the market because of the increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke.
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/.../ucm150738.htm

Only the antihistiamine part (clemastine) is in the MS trial:
Assessment of Clemastine Fumarate as a Remyelinating Agent in Multiple Sclerosis (ReBUILD)

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02040298

[febausa]

I have interest in clemastine as agent remyelin in MS.

Your comment is very interesting.Please update information about clemastine.

Where I can purchase clemastine ?

[Myoak]

For my part, I have no more info on clemastine than what anyone can find via Google.

Best wishes

[Mark045]

Clemastine for remyelination

Clemastine has completed phase 2 and the researches are working hard to get the information analysed. I was told that they could have the report finished in March. I have ordered 5 grams of clemastine and will start to try 4 mg twice daily. I hope that it works for me.