AVONEX Can Help You Take Action for Today and Tomorrow

By choosing AVONEX you’re taking an important step towards the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis. Taking AVONEX can help, and can have a positive impact on your future. Here’s how AVONEX can make a difference:

AVONEX slowed down physical disability progression

• In a 2 year pivotal study, AVONEX slowed down physical disability progression by 37%.
• In a 5 year follow up to a seperate study 90% of people taking AVONEX were still active.

FDA-approved labeling includes up to 3 years of clinical data.

AVONEX reduced MS flare-ups

• In a 3-year pivotal study, the risk of a second flare-up was reduced by 44% when people started AVONEX within 30 days of a first flare-up (compared with untreated people).
• In the 10 year follow up of this same study patients who began treatment with AVONEX early experienced less flare-ups then those who delayed treatment ^a

^a This includes all people at 10 years, regardless of whether they were still taking AVONEX

AVONEX reduces brain lesions and the rate of brain shrinkage

AVONEX slows down the formation of harmful brain lesions and reduces the size of lesions by 91%.

AVONEX can also reduce the rate of brain shrinkage by more than half. In the second year of a clinical trial, people taking AVONEX had 55% less brain shrinkage than untreated people.

And remember, by starting and staying on AVONEX, you are doing something today to stay active and able tommorrow.

The exact relationship between MRI findings and your overall health is not fully understood.