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July reimbursement list

More important changes for multiple sclerosis patients

MedExpress Team

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Published June 21, 2023 11:31

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July's reimbursement list includes important changes to the B.29 drug program for immunomodulatory treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). This is a program that, in its current form, has been in effect since November 2022, and provides patients with access to highly effective treatment from the very beginning of the disease, which is in line with global and European standards for MS treatment. However, the first-line therapy lacked two cutting-edge drugs - okrelizumab and cladribine. As of July, this will change and both of these drugs will also be able to be administered to patients right after the diagnosis of the projection-remission form of MS.

Huge advances in multiple sclerosis therapy have been underway for more than 20 years. Newer and newer immunomodulatory therapies with high efficacy are entering the market, which are positively changing the course of this disease. According to current knowledge of the pathomechanism of multiple sclerosis, it is very important to start effective treatment as early as possible, before the patient develops irreversible changes in the central nervous system. In Poland, however, access to modern therapies was severely limited for many years. Thanks to the concerted efforts of the clinician community, patient organizations and policymakers, the situation has improved very significantly in recent months. In November 2022, major changes were made to the drug program for the treatment of MS, which enabled proper, modern therapy in line with international expert recommendations.

- In recent years, the treatment paradigm for MS has changed. There is an increasingly common model of therapy around the world that relies on the use of highly effective drugs from the very be...

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