MS neurologist thinks injectable MS drugs should be taken off the market

[agate]

Maybe Dr. Aaron Boster is trying to stir up controversy here. Here is a video he made (May 17, I think) arguing that the older injectable MS drugs should be taken off the market, just not offered any more:

[Ikoiko]

I agree with him, and my neuro might, also. MS is an aggressive disease and requires aggressive treatment.

That said, I went off Rituxan at the start of the pandemic and went on Avonex. If tests show that I have made antibodies to covid, I will restart Rituxan next month.

[Virginia]

I wonder what he would have to say to a person like me, who they say all the other drugs are dangerous for me.

[agate]

He allows as how some people could stay on the injectable drugs but he also makes it clear that he'd prefer to see them out of the picture. I doubt that this will happen soon.

[Ikoiko]

Of course there will be people who can't take the more aggressive drugs for various reasons.