This sheet is about exposure to natalizumab in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is natalizumab? Natalizumab is a type of medication called an integrin receptor antagonist. It has been used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) or Crohn’s disease in some people when other medications have not worked. Natalizumab is sold under the brand name Tysabri®. Sometimes when people find out they …
The Baby Blog: Multiple Sclerosis
Dimethyl Fumarate
This sheet is about exposure to dimethyl fumarate in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is dimethyl fumarate? Dimethyl fumarate is a prescription medication used to treat a type of multiple sclerosis with symptoms that flare up from time to time known as relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Dimethyl fumarate is sometime abbreviated as “DMF”. It is sold under the brand name …
Baclofen
This sheet is about exposure to baclofen in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is baclofen? Baclofen is a muscle relaxant and antispasmodic medication. It helps muscles connected to the skeleton relax. Baclofen is used to treat spastic movement disorders or rigid muscles caused by conditions like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord or brain injuries. Baclofen can …
Teriflunomide (Aubagio®)
This sheet is about exposure to teriflunomide in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is teriflunomide? Teriflunomide is a prescription medication used to treat multiple sclerosis. It is marketed under the brand name Aubagio®. There is another medication, called leflunomide, which turns into teriflunomide in the body. For more information on this similar medication, please see the fact …
Copolymer 1 (Glatiramer acetate; Glatiramer)
This sheet is about exposure to copolymer 1 (glatiramer acetate; glatiramer) in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is copolymer 1? Copolymer 1, also known as Cop-1, glatiramer acetate, or glatiramer, is a disease modifying therapy (DMT) used to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). For more information about multiple sclerosis (MS), please see the MotherToBaby fact …
