Disease Modifying Therapies with Neurologist Dr. Aaron Boster | S6E22

Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis

Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast that empowers you to take control of your health and wellbeing. Today we’re thrilled to welcome back Dr Aaron Boster as our guest! Dr Boster is a board-certified Neurologist specialising in Multiple Sclerosis. He is a frequent guest on Living Well with MS and in this episode he’s here to talk about Medication, one of the pillars of the Overcoming MS Program. Specifically, Aaron goes into detail on a wide range of disease modifying therapies (DMTs) for MS, as well as discussing when people should start taking DMT’s, and what they should consider before they do so. There’s lots of useful information in this episode about many different DMT options – we hope you find it useful in making the right decisions for you. Let us know what you think!

Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.

Topics and Timestamps:

01:21 What are the medication choices for people with MS and how have they improved?

02:39 When should I start a DMT?

04:30 What should I consider when choosing a drug?

07:08 Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada)

11:14 Cladribine (Mavenclad)

15:05 Fingolimod (Gilenya)

17:13 Mitoxantrone (Novantrone)

18:39 Natalizumab (Tysabri)

21:42 Ofatumumab (Kesimpta)

25:01 Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus)

28:58 Ozanimod (Zeposia)

30:35 Rituximab (Rituxan, MabThera, and Truxima)

32:34 Siponimod (Mayzent)

34:59 Avonex/ Betaferon/ Refib/ Extavia

37:49 Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone)

40:07 Dimethyl Fumarate (Tecfidera)

42:38 Diroximel Fumarate (Vumerity)

43:46 Plegridy

44:45 Ponesimod (ponvory)

45:41 Teriflunomide (Aubagio)

50:14 Low-dose Naltrexone

52:07 BTK inhibitors

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More info and links:

• Dr Boster was on six previous Living Well with MS episodes:
  • S1E11: Making the Right Medication Choices
  • S2E17: Lifestyle Choices and Their Impact on MS
  • S3E43: Let’s Talk About Sex (and MS)
  • S5E5 Webinar highlights from Ask Aaron with Dr. Aaron Boster
  • S5E36 Webinar Highlights: Ask a Neurologist with Dr Aaron Boster
  • S6E19 Webinar Highlights: Ask a Neurologist with Dr Aaron Boster
• Check out Dr Boster’s popular YouTube channel covering all aspects of MS
• New to Overcoming MS? Visit our introductory page
• Connect with others following Overcoming MS on the Live Well Hub
• Visit the Overcoming MS website

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