Table 2.
Disease-modifying treatment | Route of administration | Adult dose |
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Alemtuzumab [42] | IV infusion | 12 mg/day for 5 consecutive days, then 12 mg/day for 3 consecutive days every 12 months for a total of up to four courses |
Cladribine [41] | PO | 10–20 mg/day for 4–5 days in week 1 and 2 of months 1 and 2 in years 1 and 2 |
Dimethyl fumarate [40] | PO | 120–240 mg twice daily |
Fingolimod [43] | PO | 0.5 mg once daily |
Glatiramer acetate [45] | SC | 20 mg once daily or 40 mg three times weekly |
Interferon β-1a [32] | IM | 30 μg once a week |
Interferon β-1a [38] | SC | 22–44 μg three times weekly |
Interferon β-1b [33, 34] | SC | 62.5–250 μg every other day |
Natalizumab [35] | IV infusion | 300 mg every 4 weeks |
Ocrelizumab [37] | IV infusion | 300 mg then 300 mg 2 weeks later, then 600 mg every 6 months |
Ofatumumab [36] | SC | 20 mg per week for first three doses and then 20 mg monthly |
Pegylated interferon β- 1a [39] | SC or IM | 63 mg on day 1, 94 mg on day 14, and then 125 mg on day 28 and every 2 weeks thereafter |
Teriflunomide [44] | PO | 14 mg once daily |
IM intramuscular, IV intravenous, PO oral, SC subcutaneous