Improving RSV Vaccination Rates and Addressing Misinformation
Experts on RSV provide insights on improving RSV vaccination rates, highlighting ways to navigate misinformation.
Improving Insurance Coverage for RSV Vaccines
The panel discusses what’s needed for payers to activate early coverage for RSV vaccines in adults and how coverage has been since the approval of the 2 RSV vaccines.
Current and Potential Obstacles Related to Administering RSV Vaccines
An internal medicine pharmacist discusses current and potential obstacles related to administering RSV vaccines to patients from different age groups.
Identifying Patients Eligible for RSV Vaccine
Experts from clinical and payer backgrounds discuss how patients eligible for the RSV vaccine can be identified.
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Landscape: Emerging Therapies
Key opinion leaders discuss the single FDA-approved option for primary progressive multiple sclerosis and emerging therapies under investigation for this MS subtype, examine the PERSEUS trial, and address concerns they anticipate with the potential approval of BTKis for MS patients and strategies for mitigating these concerns.
Mary Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, discusses how providers and healthcare workers can address vaccine fatigue in patients eligible for the RSV vaccine.
The Potential Benefits of RSV Vaccine Approval for Adults Aged 50-59
As phase 3 data for the RSV vaccine are leading the FDA to consider expanding the age range to include patients aged 50-59, the panel discusses the potential clinical and economic benefits.
Updates in Recent Clinical Trials in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Medical experts discuss the failure of evobrutinib to meet its primary endpoint in phase 3 trials, review the primary outcomes of the phase 2B study of tolebrutinib in relapsing multiple sclerosis, examine payers' perspectives on the currently available data for tolebrutinib, and briefly describe the design of the HERCULES trial.
BTK Inhibitors' Rationale and Potential Role in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Heidi Crayton, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKis) as a treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis and the current stage of development for evobrutinib, tolebrutinib, and other BTKis.
Financial and Clinical Benefits of RSV Immunization
Following the recent approval of RSV vaccines, the panel discusses the financial and clinical benefits, highlighting the fiscal impact seen in hospitals and ICUs.
Shared Decision-Making Practices in RSV
Experts on RSV vaccination discuss shared decision-making practices and the importance of getting at-risk patients vaccinated.
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.
Increasing Awareness of RSV Vaccines in At-Risk Patients
The expert panel discusses ways to increase awareness of the RSV vaccine for patients who would benefit from it.
MS Treatment Guidelines: Expert Insights on Updates and Decision-Making
Heidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss the most recent 2018 guidelines for multiple sclerosis treatment, emphasizing the need for updated guidelines, particularly in the payer space, to ensure coverage criteria for MS medications, and they also consider the factors that influence their decision-making process when selecting therapies for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis.
RSV: Risk Factors and How It’s Spread
A panel of experts outline who’s at risk for RSV and how it’s spread, highlighting how transmission can be minimized.
The Economic Burden and Main Drivers of Healthcare Resource Utilization in RSV
Focusing on the economic burden of RSV, the panel discusses financial considerations for multiple patient populations, highlighting hospitalization costs and the main drivers of healthcare resource utilization.