Fampyra
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Active Ingredient: Fampridine
Product Overview
About Fampyra
Fampyra is a medicine used to improve walking ability in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have a walking disability.
What it is used for
Fampyra is used to improve walking ability in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have a walking disability.
How it is used
Fampyra is available as 10 mg tablets taken without food twice a day, 12 hours apart. After two to four weeks, patients are evaluated and those who have not shown an improvement should stop treatment. Treatment should also be stopped if a patient’s walking ability worsens or if the patient does not report any benefit.
How it works
For the body’s muscles to contract, electrical impulses are transmitted along the nerves to the muscles. In MS, this transmission of electrical impulses is impaired when the protective sheaths around the nerves become damaged, which can lead to muscle weakness, muscle stiffness and difficulty walking. The active substance in Fampyra, fampridine, is a potassium channel blocker. It acts on damaged nerves, where it prevents charged potassium particles from leaving the nerve cells. This is believed to have the effect of allowing the electrical impulse to continue travelling along the nerves to stimulate the muscles, making it easier to walk.
Active substance: fampridine
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