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Sunday

 

End-of-Year Task: Renewing Your DMT Prescription for 2016






























By Kim Dolce—December 8, 2015

December is upon us, and besides being the holiday season, ‘tis also the season to renew our prescriptions for disease-modifying therapies and reapply for co-pay assistance.
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Comparison of Relapse Rates in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Switching from Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone) to Fingolimod (Gilenya) versus Those Remaining on Glatiramer Acetate: STUDY

Wednesday

 

FREE MS RESEARCH UPDATE: a comprehensive overview of research findings on all of the FDA-approved disease-modifying therapies, as well as many experimental treatments



This year's expanded MS Research Update incorporates new information about the approved disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), as well as numerous experimental drugs currently under investigation for the long-term treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Highlights and recent research results are provided for each drug. Please note that symptom-management drugs are not included in this report.

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Sunday

 

Impact of a switch to Gilenya (fingolimod) versus staying on Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) or beta interferons on patient- and physician-reported outcomes in relapsing multiple sclerosis: post hoc analyses of the EPOC trial: STUDY

 

Impact of a switch to Gilenya (fingolimod) versus staying on Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) or beta interferons on patient- and physician-reported outcomes in relapsing multiple sclerosis: post hoc analyses of the EPOC trial: STUDY

 

Press Release: Surveyed U.S. Neurologists Would be Willing to Accept a Novel Primary-Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Therapy with Safety Risk if Proven Effective on Disability Progression

BURLINGTON, Mass.April 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources Group (DRG) finds that, for the treatment of primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (PP-MS), surveyed U.S. neurologists would be willing to accept a certain level of risk for a therapy with proven efficacy on disability progression, likely owing to the absence of approved therapies for this indication.

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WOW!! READ DEBBIE'S WONDERFUL NEWS ABOUT GILENYA!!! SHE'S BEEN ON IT FOR A YEAR & ITS HELPING HER WIN HER FIGHT AGAINST MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS!

SHE'S BEEN ON IT FOR A YEAR & ITS HELPING HER WIN HER FIGHT AGAINST MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS!

It has been now exactly a year since I started Gilenya and 13 months since I quit Copaxone. 

Do I miss the shots? Heck NO! Gilenya makes me feel good. 

I still get over tired if I do too much and still fatigued but force myself out of bed so I don't
miss the day and try to nap when I can. 

No side effects at all with Gilenya. 

Was a bit scared at first by the deaths it allegedly caused but they were reportedly
taking double the dose and now they have changed to just once a day.
Even Gilenya works have been so helpful. Thanks for being there for us.

Love,
Debbie

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Friday

 

Wow! It's no wonder MS is seen as a Cash Cow: THESE MS DRUGS BROUGHT IN THE MOST MONEY LAST YEAR

Teva soaring out in front on a single product and it is no surprise that the Generics pack are waiting in the rear ready for the copaxone patents to expire starting May 2014. However Biogen are backing the most winners with a staggering $5.8 billion worth of business. 
#1 Glaterimer acetate Teva     $4.3 billion
#2 Avonex Biogen Idec           $3.0 billion
#3 Gilenya Novartis                 $1.9 billion
#4 Tysabri Biogen  Idec           $1.7 billion
#5 Betaseron Bayer                 $1.1 billion
#6 Tecfidera Biogen Idec        $0.9 billion
#7 Rebif EMD serono              $0.6 billion
#8 Ampyra Biogen Idec           $0.3 billion
#9 Aubagio Sanofi                   $0.2 billion
#10 Extavia Novartis               $0.2 billion

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85 STORIES & STUDIES HAVE BEEN POSTED IN MARCH'S NEWS SO FAR

  • "It takes about 2 x as long for someone with MS to absorb and process information as someone who does not have MS: Back to School With MS? Here's How"
  • Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Options: Breakdown of Associated Risks
  • Study: Tysabri (Natalizumab) to fingolimod washout in patients at risk of PMLFingolimod, Tysabri
  • Neil Cavuto on Feeling Moved to Tell His Viewers: ‘It’s Not Me, It’s The Multiple Sclerosis’
  • Merck KGaA shores up Rebif defenses to fend off new MS rivalsRebif
  • Play the MS Matching Game: brain games can help exercise your mind
  • Survey showed strong uptake of the new 40-milligram, thrice-weekly version of Teva's Copaxone, estimating that about 40% of MSers will have switched to it after two yearsCopaxone
  • New warning suggested for Ambien...the same sleeping pill that landed a Kennedy before a jury: says patients shouldn't drive for 8 hours after they take meds like Ambien
  • $15 Million awarded to former Newark teacher with MS who says district retaliated against her
  • A Glittering Rock Reunion of 14,300 Fans Becomes the Best of Get-Well Gifts for Guitarist Ronnie Lane
  • Study: 2014 Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutic Update, UCSF MS Department of Neurology, San Francisco, CA
  • Study: High prevalence and no latitude gradient of multiple sclerosis in Norway
  • Study: Supervised exercise training has substantial benefits for MSers, yet 80% of those with MS do not meet recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)
  • "British Health Minister Edwin Poots witnessed first-hand how oxygen therapy can help MSers enjoy a better quality of life"
  • Illinois lottery game fund multiple sclerosis research
  • BREAKING NEWS! WARNING: Pfizer Issues Nationwide Recall of Antidepressant Effexor
  • For Runner With M.S., No Pain While Racing, No Feeling at the Finish (New York Times)
  • A MSer's story of how she & her Neuro both had problems with Anthem BlueCross getting her MS treatment refilled:10 BEST
  • Doctors’ #1 Source for Healthcare Information: Wikipedia
  • Merck KGaA shores up Rebif defenses to fend off new MS rivals
  • Novartis, Sanofi, Biogen tout new MS drug researchAubagio, Copaxone, Gilenya, Tysabri
  • My recent struggles made me realize, you only live life one time
  • "Innate Immunotherapeutics delivered results from animal studies which further support its novel MIS416 therapy as a candidate to treat Secondary Progressive Multiple "Sclerosis (SPMS)
  • Oregon Health & Science University today announced the creation of the OHSU Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., a world-renowned leader in embryonic stem cell and gene therapy research
  • Study: Neglecting data from individuals with MS who exhibit head movement during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning may bias sampling away from individuals with lower cognitive ability
  • Study: MiR-126: a novel route for Tysabri (natalizumab) action?Tysabri
  • "Dr. Monson has developed a validated method for pre-testing people living with MS to determine if they are a carrier of a unique antibody gene that leads to the disease, thus mitigating the long-standing challenge of diagnosis"
  • MS trial to explore vitamin D links
  • Study: Oxygen Cost of Walking in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Disability Matters, but Why?
  • A SAD BUT IMPORTANT LESSON FOR ALL MSers: "Inquest hears how MSer dropped match or cigarette onto her bed that engulfed her in flames and burnt down her home
  • This MSer believes marijuana helped put his MS in remission: soon however, Davidson will be forced to destroy the medicine he credits with saving his life
  • Biogen Idec finished 2013 on a high note, with its highly touted oral multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera producing nearly $400 million in sales during the fourth
  • Study Findings from Biogen Idec, Inc. Provide New Insights into Multiple Sclerosis
  • Slightest change makes myelin come unglued: One common characteristic of diseased myelin is swelling due to MS
  • OMG of the week: Doctors flee homes after declaring strike
  • What Do Healthcare Providers Advise Women with Multiple Sclerosis Regarding Pregnancy?
  • How Inactivity Change MSer's Brains
  • One-liners may hint at feelings about health care
  • RUNNING HELPS ME MANAGE MY MS: Jeanine Parson
  • I'm a mother of 3 young children and here's my horror story of my MS & the new health care law
  • TAKEDA ADMITS TO IMPROPERLY MARKETING BLOCKBUSTER DRUG a AFTER DOCTOR POINTS OUT DATA IN AD DIDNT MATCH RESULTS OF CLINICAL STUDY
  • Study: “Bright spotty lesions” on spinal magnetic resonance imaging differentiate neuromyelitis optica from multiple sclerosis
  • Clues To Causes Of Nerve Cell Degeneration in MS Provided By Spasticity Gene Finding
  • Minn. physicians ponder medical pot: Is marijuana an effective treatment for pain, illness and disease?
  • Study: MRI evaluation of grey matter atrophy and disease course in multiple sclerosis: an overview of current knowledge
  • Variables associated with patient activation in persons with multiple sclerosis
  • What Vitamin D Dosage Do I need? How Much Sun Do I Need?
  • Optical coherence tomography and visual evoked potentials: which is more sensitive in multiple sclerosis?
  • Express Scripts stops covering older, commonly used treatments such as Bayer's multiple sclerosis drug Betaseron on clinical, cost-effectiveness grounds
  • Study: Antiviral drug Ganciclovir Inhibits Neuroinflammation in Mouse Model of MS
  • Myelin basic protein-diverse conformational states of an intrinsically unstructured protein and its roles in myelin assembly and multiple sclerosis
  • Study: Constraint-induced movement therapy increased neuroplasticity in MS patients according to MRI findings, whereas massage, yoga, and other "complementary/alternative medicine" treatments did not.
  • Arshiya’s special talent: I used to jump all the way down the steps in Hodge Lee in one leap. I felt like Superman, or rather, Superwoman. That was before I got MS
  • TEVA'S COPAXONE PATENT IS UP AND ITS DESPERATE TO KEEP PATIENTS & INSURERS
  • DOES THIS NEW STUDY MEAN ANYTHING FOR MS PATIENTS?: "Medical Marijuana: Studies Find No Benefit for RA: Rheumatologists should not currently be recommending the use of medical marijuana to their patients for relief of chronic pain, researchers stated
  • 4 Things All Doctors Need To Know About Health IT Security
  • Video: THE SCANDAL THAT ROCKED THE PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT BREAK...
  • CAN CAFFEINE HELP AN MSers MEMORY: Caffeine’s little memory jolt garners a lot of excitement
  • Air Force Academy's future rests in Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson steady hands: the institution's first female superintendent, has been tearing down barriers all her life including MS
  • Senate Passes Casey MS Resolution Ahead of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
  • "MS doesn't define us - it's just there"
  • 7 women are suing Doctor & health network for medical negligence, claiming the doctor misdiagnosed them with multiple sclerosis
  • "My 1st experience as an immunologist diagnosed with MS" by Griselda Zuccarino-Catina, PH.D.
  • DOCTORS BEDSIDE MANNER: written by a doctor
  • Immunophenotyping Separates MS Subtypes by Neuroinflammation
  • What's new in the fight against MS? USA Today
  • Another big beast joins the MS Drug fray: ofatumumab phase 2 trial results
  • MSnewsChanel.com.com
  • Study may provide future insights into causes and mechanisms of MS
  • 30% of the 16,651 people who died of an opioid overdose also had taken a benzodiazepine
  • Working as a full time police officer & living with MS
  • Here's 5 ways to help ease the pain of winter months
  • Obamacare Hikes Cost to Patients of Specialty Drugs for MS
  • The battle of a 6th grader recently diagnosed with MS
  • Study: Stethoscopes carry more bacteria, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), than a physician’s hand
  • Merck's Rebif is a 3rd major MS drug to be discovered in Israel: The Israeli Connection
  • Kristen discovers running as way to combat her MS
  • Cara Therapeutics has exciting new MS drugs in their pipeline
  • Study: See One, Do One: Watching Action Boosts Brain Volume, Ability
  • Study: Graph theoretical analysis indicates cognitive impairment in MS stems from neural disconnection
  • We've posted 314 Studies & Stories for you so far this week
  • FOR DOCTORS ONLY: 15 Smartphone Apps to Improve Your PracticeDocs Only
  • WEEKEND LOL REPORT: Medical School Limiting the Number of Creepy Applicants to Cut Down on Creepy Doctors
  • Video: 'Dallas Buyers Club' connects with MSers
  • FOR DOCTORS ONLY: Study Companion: Mastering Clinical Concepts in MS Management

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CLICK HERE AND READ THEM PLUS OTHERS WE WILL BE POSTING!! LOTS OF EXCITING NEWS FOR MSers!!:

CLICK HERE AND READ THEM PLUS OTHERS WE WILL BE POSTING!! LOTS OF EXCITING NEWS FOR MSers!!:

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ECTRIMS: TYSABRI Use Beyond Two Years Continued to Reduce Disability Progression and Maintained Very Low Relapse Rates -
ECTRIMS Congress 2013: New TECFIDERA Data Show Sustained Efficacy and Long-Term Safety in a Broad Range of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
ECTRIMS Congress 2013: SLIDE SHOW: WHY GREY MATTERS...BRAIN ATROPHY IN MS: WHAT ARE ITS CONSEQUENCES?

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: Higher Vitamin D Levels Linked to Less MS Activity
ECTRIMS Congress 2013: African Americans With MS at More Visual Risk

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: Biogen covers all bases for personalised approach to MS

Halting MS to Be Focus at ECTRIMS Congress 2013

ECTRIMS Congress 2013:  New Data Presented at 29th ECTRIMS Congress Reinforce the Clinical Profile of Investigational Laquinimod on Disease Progression and Inflammation in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: Scientists from ENDECE Neural presented preclinical data today showing that the company’s lead compound, NDC-1308, addresses one of the root causes of multiple sclerosis (MS) by significantly inducing remyelination in nerves that have been damaged by MS

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: Aubagio(R) Significantly Reduced Risk of New Clinical Relapse or MRI Lesion in Multiple Sclerosis Study

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: TYSABRI Use Beyond Two Years Continued to Reduce Disability Progression and Maintained Very Low Relapse Rates -

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: Biogen Idec's new multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera remained effective for patients taking the medicine for at least 4 years with no new safety problems

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: COPAXONE (Glatiramer acetate)  20 mg daily associated with stable disease activity over the course of the twenty-year study presented at the 29th ECTRIMS congress

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: Oral MS drug Gilenya® shows up to 71% reduction in annualised relapse rates

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: GILENYA REDUCES MS RELAPSE RATES COMPARED TO INTERFERONS OR GLATIRAMER ACETATE

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: NOVARTIS, SANOFI AND BIOGEN TOUT NEW MS DRUG RESEARCH
 
ECTRIMS Congress 2013: "BRAIN ATROPHY CAN PRECEDE MS SYMPTOM"

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: "EARLY, STEADY MS TREATMENT CUTS PROGRESSION RISK" (Day 1 ECTRIMS News)

ECTRIMS Congress 2013: Vitamin D for All to Prevent MS? Vitamin D for all MSers?

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15 STUDIES IN FRIDAY'S NEWS

15 STUDIES IN FRIDAY'S NEWS 

PLUS: 471 new Studies we posted from 11/1 to Thursday 12/5 Start at the Bottom!




471 STUDIES FROM 11/1 to Thursday 12/5  are below: 
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Data Show Declining Use of Injectables as Oral Multiple Sclerosis Therapies Gain Traction

Thursday

 

Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy: Current Considerations

 

HOW MS MEDICATIONS DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER

 

Tecfidera Captures the Largest U.S. Neurologist-Reported Patient Share Among Oral Disease-Modifying Multiple Sclerosis Therapies Ten Months Post-Launch

 

Tecfidera Is Off to a Quick Start

 

Synthetic Biologics Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent patents for MS and other autoimmune diseases covering the uses of its oral estriol candidate, Trimesta

Sunday

 

Novartis, Sanofi, Biogen tout new MS drug research

New data is rolling out at the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis annual meeting this week, with the new slate of oral treatments in the spotlight, along with a lineup of older injectables and experimental drugs. So far, one common theme is this: Early treatment equals better results.
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TEVA'S COPAXONE PATENT IS UP AND ITS DESPERATE TO KEEP PATIENTS & INSURERS

Teva is trying to persuade patients and their doctors to switch from the daily injection to a new, three-times-a-week version! PLUS: trying to get insurers to pay for it!
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FREE MS RESEARCH UPDATE: a comprehensive overview of research findings on all of the FDA-approved disease-modifying therapies, as well as many experimental treatments



This year's expanded MS Research Update incorporates new information about the approved disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), as well as numerous experimental drugs currently under investigation for the long-term treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Highlights and recent research results are provided for each drug. Please note that symptom-management drugs are not included in this report.

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