www.msactivesource.co.uk

Disease Awareness Website:
Biogen Idec

disease awareness website

MS Active Source. A place for online infomation and support, created and managed for Biogen.

www.msactivesource.co.uk is a brand name created by Biogen Idec to provide evidence based information and support to people in the early stages of MS together with their families, friends and care teams.

The brand is represented through a number of websites, with www.msactivesource.co.uk and www.msactivesource.ie created and managed by Tangent 90 in the UK.

The UK and Ireland websites have achieved HONcode status for five years running. All site content is approved by the Biogen Idec medical, legal and regulatory process prior to publication on the site. This ensures compliance with country specific guidelines.

The UK and Ireland sites are:

  • Fully referenced
  • ABPI compliant
  • Non-promotional (in the public sections)
  • UK & Ireland specific
  • HONcode compliant
  • Written in plain English


In addition the sites:

  • Declare their authors
  • Have a privacy policy
  • Encourage dialogue between patients and HCPs
  • Provide links to evidence based MS related sites in the UK and Ireland
  • Have a glossary for all medical terms used
  • Have a fully compliant medical, legal and regulatory process