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Examining Challenges with Drug Switching and Step Therapy in MS Treatment
Key opinion leaders discuss the challenges associated with step therapy requirements after initially selecting a drug class, the patient factors considered when deciding to switch a patient with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis to a different therapy, and whether payers commonly employ step therapy between different drug classes.
EP: 1.Teaser: Examining the Role of a Novel Class of Medications for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis
EP: 2.Multiple Sclerosis: Impact, Types, Pathophysiology, and Progression
EP: 3.Assessing Limitations, Costs, Mobility and Cognition in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
EP: 4.Examining Key Unmet Needs in Multiple Sclerosis
EP: 5.Patient Satisfaction: Opportunity for Better Multiple Sclerosis Therapies
EP: 6.MS Treatment Guidelines: Expert Insights on Updates and Decision-Making
EP: 7.Incorporating a Subcutaneous Novel Therapy into Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
EP: 8.Examining Challenges with Drug Switching and Step Therapy in MS Treatment
EP: 9.Typical Payer Coverage Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis Therapies
EP: 10.BTK Inhibitors' Rationale and Potential Role in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
EP: 11.Updates in Recent Clinical Trials in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
EP: 12.Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Landscape: Emerging Therapies
EP: 13.Multiple Sclerosis: Looking Toward the Future
Video content above is prompted by the following questions:
- Do you ever encounter challenges with step therapy requirements after initially selecting a drug class?
- What patient factors do you consider when deciding to switch a patient to a different therapy in patients diagnosed with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis?
- Are step therapies typically used for drugs within the same class, or do payers typically use step therapy between different classes of drugs?
Coming Together to Ensure Neurological Treatment Access: Q&A With Kavita V. Nair, PhD
March 12th 2025In 2025, each issue of Population Health, Equity & Outcomes will feature a profile of a health system leader transforming care in their area of expertise. This issue spotlights a conversation with Kavita V. Nair, PhD, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
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