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March 19th 2024
Results from this cohort study found that levels of glial fibrillary acid protein, cerebral spinal fluid, and neurofilament heavy chain are distinguishable biomarkers that are associated with disease outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS).
A Managed Care Focus on Assessing the Armamentarium for Multiple Sclerosis to Better Individualize Treatment
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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The Promising Role of Novel and Emerging Therapies for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Clinical and Managed Care Insights
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Strategies for the Management and Treatment of ALS: The Value of Early Diagnosis and Clinical Intervention
3.0 Credits / Neurology
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Leveraging Managed Care to Optimize Best Practices in the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Improving Outcomes and Quality of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Updates in Treatment Advances
2.0 Credits / Neurology
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New and Emerging Treatment Strategies for Myasthenia Gravis: The Role of the Specialty Pharmacist
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Improving Treatment Access for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: How Managed Care Strategies Can Ease Clinical and Caregiver Burden
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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Assessing the Treatment Landscape for Multiple Sclerosis to Better Individualize Care
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We estimated the long-term risks and benefits of disease modifying therapies. Benefits were favored by natalizumab with minimal increased risks in the negative anti-JC virus population.
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In an educational symposium entitled, "The Evolution of Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: The Role of the Managed Care Pharmacist," Kristen Helms, PharmD, and her 2 colleagues discuss how treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) have evolved over the past 2 decades, explore the novel and emerging therapeutic strategies for MS, and cover strategies to improve medication adherence for the chronic disease.
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The Growing Cost of Specialty Pharmacy-Is it Sustainable?
February 18th 2013We only have to take a brief look back to see that 10 years ago, most specialty drugs were injectable agents used to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and growth disorders. Today, the list of agents that is considered specialty includes many oral drugs and even some inhaled agents. In just more than 2 decades, the specialty drug market place has grown substantially.
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Hospital Admissions and MS: Temporal Trends and Patient Characteristics
An examination of hospitalization patterns in patients with multiple sclerosis with a focus on the association with time and patient characteristics.
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Cost-Sharing and Initiation of Disease-Modifying Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
This study examines the association between cost-sharing and initiation of disease-modifying therapies among privately insured patients with multiple sclerosis.
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Key Takeaways from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 24th Annual Meeting
April 23rd 2012The American Journal of Managed Care team had the opportunity to attend the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's 24th Annual Meeting in San Francisco this past week. Here are some of the key takeaways from the very informative sessions.
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Medication Adherence in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
April 18th 2012Also on the agenda for day one at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 24th Annual Meeting in San Francisco was a satellite symposium that focused on analyzing and applying evidence to improve the cost/benefit and risk/benefit outcomes in multiple sclerosis. One of the overarching themes throughout the 5 presentations that comprised the program was medication adherence.
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