MS is a chronic autoimmune disease, in which your own immune system attacks the protective layer around your nerves by mistake. It does this using two different types of white blood cell, B cells and T cells.¹

MS can cause many different symptoms, such as fatigue, difficulty walking, muscle spasms and vision problems.²

Ocrevus is a medicine for adults who have either relapsing remitting MS (RRMS), like you, or primary progressive MS (PPMS).³

Ocrevus is classified as a highly effective disease modifying treatment (HE DMT). The MS Trust has grouped DMTs as moderately, more, and highly effective depending on how effectively they reduce relapses.⁴ Ocrevus has been shown to significantly reduce relapses in patients with relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) when compared to another DMT, called interferon-beta.³

Patients on Ocrevus also show fewer signs of the disease being active, such as brain lesions.³

The active ingredient in Ocrevus is ‘ocrelizumab’, a type of protein called a ‘monoclonal antibody’. Antibodies work by attaching themselves to specific targets in your body.⁵

Ocrevus targets and removes specific B cells – a type of white blood cell that forms part of the immune system and plays a role in MS.⁵

Removing these cells reduces inflammation and attacks on the myelin sheath (the protective membrane around your nerves that keeps brain signals moving through the body). This can help to control the frequency and severity of symptoms and delay the worsening (progression) of your disease.³

This animation shows how Ocrevus works in your body.