Treatment for multiple sclerosis

Beta interferons. These medications are among the most commonly prescribed medications to treat MS. They are injected under the skin or into muscle and can reduce the frequency and severity of relapses Interferon alpha is used to treat various cancers (e.g., leukemia, melanoma, AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma). It is also used to treat virus infections Interferon-g 1b is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic granulomatous disease and osteoporosis This medication is used to treat ceain types of ahritis (rheumatoid ahritis, ahritis of the spine, psoriatic ahritis), ceain bowel diseases (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), and a ceain severe skin disease (chronic plaque psoriasis). Ref Harrison20th edition pg 2345