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MS Treatment Options
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DCND is a private neurology practice based out of Dayton, Ohio. It is certified by the National MS Society as a Comprehensive MS Care Center.
Please note this podcast and its content is designed for educational and informational purposes only. Please consult your own medical team for specific medical advice.
Welcome to MS minute with DCND! As always, thank you for tuning in. Our topic today is a very important one. You have MS, what are your treatment options.
Joining us for this episodes is board certified Neurologist and MS specialist Dr. Kenneth Mankowski.
What you will find in this episode:
1:09-How treating this illness has changed over the years. It's good news!
2:30- Where do we start with treatment options? All about the patient. There are over 18 choices of medications. Therapies are broken down between immunomodulating and Immunosuppressing.
5:20- Why getting a provider that will listen is extremely important.
5:51- Injectables
7:30- Infusions. More potent and sometimes complex.
9:20- Process of infusions. What it's like.
10:25- Oral medications
12:47 -Individualized treatment plans
14:50- What if you need to change medications?
16:23- Side effects
18:52- Price of medications and what can be done about it.
20:33- Medications for managing symptoms
23:40- How medications can impact getting COVID
26:20- Where can people go to find information about medications. MS Society, dcndinc.com
27:40- Parting words of wisdom.
Thank you for listening to MS Minute with DCND. Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders is a private neurology group out of Dayton, OH. Our goal is to help those living with MS with monthly educational episodes. You can find more about DCND at www.dcndinc.com.
39 episodes
Manage episode 287001113 series 2855504
DCND is a private neurology practice based out of Dayton, Ohio. It is certified by the National MS Society as a Comprehensive MS Care Center.
Please note this podcast and its content is designed for educational and informational purposes only. Please consult your own medical team for specific medical advice.
Welcome to MS minute with DCND! As always, thank you for tuning in. Our topic today is a very important one. You have MS, what are your treatment options.
Joining us for this episodes is board certified Neurologist and MS specialist Dr. Kenneth Mankowski.
What you will find in this episode:
1:09-How treating this illness has changed over the years. It's good news!
2:30- Where do we start with treatment options? All about the patient. There are over 18 choices of medications. Therapies are broken down between immunomodulating and Immunosuppressing.
5:20- Why getting a provider that will listen is extremely important.
5:51- Injectables
7:30- Infusions. More potent and sometimes complex.
9:20- Process of infusions. What it's like.
10:25- Oral medications
12:47 -Individualized treatment plans
14:50- What if you need to change medications?
16:23- Side effects
18:52- Price of medications and what can be done about it.
20:33- Medications for managing symptoms
23:40- How medications can impact getting COVID
26:20- Where can people go to find information about medications. MS Society, dcndinc.com
27:40- Parting words of wisdom.
Thank you for listening to MS Minute with DCND. Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders is a private neurology group out of Dayton, OH. Our goal is to help those living with MS with monthly educational episodes. You can find more about DCND at www.dcndinc.com.
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