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Old 05-29-2020, 06:41 PM
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I haven't tried either of these drugs but Tecfidera is less likely to cause liver damage according to these studies:

Plegridy is one of the interferons, and so this information applies to it--from a study done at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases a couple of years back:

Beta Interferon - LiverTox - NCBI Bookshelf

The same overview found that Tecfidera has involved less liver damage--specifically:

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Likelihood score: C (probable rare cause of clinically apparent liver injury).
Dimethyl Fumarate - LiverTox - NCBI Bookshelf

However, there have been a few PML cases in patients taking Tecfidera. I'm sorry I don't have any information on Plegridy and PML.

You might want to weigh the risks of one drug against the risks of the other.
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