Doctors study possible link between Tecfidera and shingles

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Doctors study possible link between Tecfidera and shingles

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Post by MSUK » Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:21 am

A case report of a woman with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) who developed shingles while being treated with Tecfidera has raised questions of whether the drug reactivates the varicella-zoster virus...Read more - http://www.ms-uk.org/MSnews

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