Zeposia, Author at Multiple Sclerosis News Today

Multiple sclerosis (MS) healthcare professionals have been sharing the positive experiences they’ve had with ZEPOSIA and their patients. Here are just a few of the reasons that they recommend ZEPOSIA for relapsing MS. A once-daily pill ZEPOSIA is a pill that you can take with or without food—when and where you want. There’s no requirement for it to be refrigerated. Scientifically proven results In a one-year study, people who took ZEPOSIA had 48% fewer relapses than those who took a leading injectable medicine, Avonex® (interferon beta-1a). And in a separate two-year study, people had 38% fewer relapses with ZEPOSIA than a leading injectable. The two studies, when combined, were one of the largest studies to compare one MS medication to another—not to a placebo. Together, the studies included 1,769 people in total: 880 took ZEPOSIA and 889 took a leading injectable. See the full clinical study results ZEPOSIA safety and side effects 90% of people taking ZEPOSIA remained on treatment in clinical studies. Of those who stopped taking ZEPOSIA, 3% did so because of a side effect they experienced. The rest left the studies for a variety of reasons. People who take ZEPOSIA may experience side effects—and it can be helpful to know what to look out for. These are the most common and serious side effects reported by people who took ZEPOSIA during the clinical studies. Starting ZEPOSIA without leaving home Before you start treatment, two routine medical tests are needed to help make sure ZEPOSIA is right for you. They can be completed with an at-home appointment if you’re eligible.&dagger; The tests include blood work and an electrocardiogram (ECG). Those with certain eye conditions (macular edema or uveitis) may also need an eye exam. Speak to your healthcare team if you’ve had some of these tests within the last six months as they may not need to be repeated. ZEPOSIA will be delivered directly to you once you’re approved to start treatment—so there’s no need to visit the pharmacy. The ZEPOSIA 360 Support™ program Once you enroll in the ZEPOSIA 360 Support™ program, you’ll be assigned a dedicated MS Nurse Navigator who will be with you every step of the way. They can help navigate insurance benefits, provide financial assistance options, and enroll you in a co-pay savings offer where eligible patients may pay as little as $0 a month for ZEPOSIA.&Dagger; You can learn more about the ZEPOSIA co-pay savings offer here. MS Nurse Navigators are also available to answer your questions even if you haven’t begun treatment with ZEPOSIA. They can be reached at 1-833-ZEPOSIA (833-937-6742) Monday to Friday, 8 ᴀᴍ - 8 ᴘᴍ ET. Ready to have a conversation about ZEPOSIA with your MS healthcare team? Here’s a list of questions to help get the conversation started at your next appointment. *Paid consultant of Bristol Myers Squibb. &dagger;Home visits for routine medical tests are not available to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal or state healthcare programs, or to people living in Rhode Island. &Dagger;Depending on insurance coverage, patients may be eligible to receive a prescription benefit offer for out-of-pocket drug costs and pay as little as $0 per prescription. Maximum savings limit applies; patient out-of-pocket expenses may vary. This program is not health insurance. Offer not valid for patients enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal or state healthcare programs. Please click here for Program Terms, Conditions, and Eligibility Criteria. INDICATION. ZEPOSIA® (ozanimod) is a prescription medicine used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults. It is not known if ZEPOSIA is safe and effective in children. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. Do not take ZEPOSIA if you: have had a heart attack, chest pain (unstable angina), stroke or mini-stroke (transient ischemic attack or TIA), or certain types of heart failure in the last 6 months have or have had a history of certain types of an irregular or abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia) that is not corrected by a pacemaker have untreated, severe breathing problems during your sleep (sleep apnea) take certain medicines called monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (such as selegiline, phenelzine, linezolid) Talk to your healthcare provider before taking ZEPOSIA if you have any of these conditions or do not know if you have any of these conditions. ZEPOSIA may cause serious side effects, including: Infections. ZEPOSIA can increase your risk of serious infections that can be life-threatening and cause death. ZEPOSIA lowers the number of white blood cells (lymphocytes) in your blood. This will usually go back to normal within 3 months of stopping treatment. Your healthcare provider may do a blood test of your white blood cells before you start taking ZEPOSIA. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms of an infection during treatment with ZEPOSIA and for 3 months after your last dose of ZEPOSIA: fever feeling very tired flu-like symptoms cough painful and frequent urination (signs of a urinary tract infection) rash headache with fever, neck stiffness, sensitivity to light, nausea, or confusion (these may be symptoms of meningitis, an infection of the lining around your brain and spine) Your healthcare provider may delay starting or may stop your ZEPOSIA treatment if you have an infection. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). ZEPOSIA can increase your risk for PML, which is a rare brain infection that usually leads to death or severe disability. If PML happens, it usually happens in people with weakened immune systems but has happened in people who do not have weakened immune systems. Symptoms of PML get worse over days to weeks. Call your doctor right away if you have any new or worsening symptoms of PML that have lasted several days, including: weakness on one (1) side of your body, changes in your vision, changes in your thinking or memory, confusion, changes in your personality, loss of coordination in your arms or legs, decreased strength, and/or problems with balance. Slow heart rate (also known as bradyarrhythmia) when you start taking ZEPOSIA. ZEPOSIA may cause your heart rate to temporarily slow down, especially during the first 8 days. You will have a test to check the electrical activity of your heart called an electrocardiogram (ECG) before you take your first dose of ZEPOSIA. Call your healthcare provider if you experience the following symptoms of slow heart rate: dizziness lightheadedness feeling like your heart is beating slowly or skipping beats shortness of breath confusion chest pain tiredness Follow directions from your healthcare provider when starting ZEPOSIA and when you miss a dose. Continue reading for additional possible serious side effects of ZEPOSIA. Before taking ZEPOSIA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: have a fever or infection, or are unable to fight infections due to a disease, or take or have taken medicines that lower your immune system received a vaccine in the past 30 days or are scheduled to receive a vaccine. ZEPOSIA may cause vaccines to be less effective before you start ZEPOSIA, your healthcare provider may give you a chickenpox (Varicella Zoster Virus) vaccine if you have not had one before have had chickenpox or have received the vaccine for chickenpox. Your healthcare provider may do a blood test for the chickenpox virus. You may need to get the full course of the vaccine and wait 1 month before taking ZEPOSIA have a slow heart rate have an irregular or abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia) have a history of stroke have or have had heart problems, including a heart attack or chest pain have high blood pressure have liver problems have breathing problems, including during your sleep have eye problems, especially an inflammation of the eye called uveitis have diabetes are or plan to become pregnant or if you become pregnant within 3 months after you stop taking ZEPOSIA. ZEPOSIA may harm your unborn baby. If you are a female who can become pregnant, talk to your healthcare provider about what birth control method is right for you during your treatment with ZEPOSIA and for 3 months after you stop taking ZEPOSIA. If you become pregnant while taking ZEPOSIA, tell your healthcare provider right away and enroll in the ZEPOSIA Pregnancy Registry by calling 1-877-301-9314 or visiting www.zeposiapregnancyregistry.com are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if ZEPOSIA passes into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby if you take ZEPOSIA Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take or have recently taken, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Using ZEPOSIA with other medicines can cause serious side effects. Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take or have taken: medicines that affect your immune system, such as alemtuzumab medicines to control your heart rhythm (antiarrhythmics), or heartbeat CYP2C8 inducers such as rifampin CYP2C8 inhibitors such as gemfibrozil (medicine to treat high fat in your blood) opioids (pain medicine), medicines to treat depression, and medicines to treat Parkinson’s disease medicines to control your heart rate and blood pressure (beta blocker medicines and calcium channel blocker medicines) You should not receive live vaccines during treatment with ZEPOSIA, for at least 1 month before taking ZEPOSIA and for 3 months after you stop taking ZEPOSIA. Vaccines may not work as well when given during treatment with ZEPOSIA. ZEPOSIA can cause serious side effects, including: liver problems. Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your liver before you start taking ZEPOSIA. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms:...

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