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International Alliance
Part of International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations
Open source (opens in a new tab)Link checked August 2026
About this source
International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations’s organisation.
Where this source is used
Used in 6 places across 1 domain.
Questions
Medical Care
Treatments
- Do these treatments stop or cure ALS/MND?
Supports a claim in this answer
No currently approved treatments stop or reverse ALS/MND
- What medications are currently approved to treat ALS/MND?
Supports a claim in this answer
The International Alliance's approved drugs page lists five medications, and availability differs by country
- What medications are currently approved to treat ALS/MND?
Supports this
“The International Alliance's approved drugs page lists five medications, and which of them is available depends on the country.”
The Alliance's approved drugs page links to exactly five pages and no others: Rozebalamin, Riluzole, Radicava, Nuedexta and Tofersen. It carries no prose at all, so it shows what this organisation lists rather than a worldwide count of approvals, which is why the answer names the Alliance instead of asserting a global total. Each linked page names the countries that have approved that drug.
- Why are some ALS/MND treatments not available globally?
Used across the whole answer
Resources
Medical Care
- Treatments
Further reading
A global overview of approved ALS/MND treatments, including riluzole, edaravone, tofersen, methylcobalamin, and Nuedexta, along with how approval and access can differ between countries.
Treatments
- What medications are currently approved to treat ALS/MND?
Further reading
Overview of approved ALS/MND medications worldwide
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