In this one hour didactic presentation and an additional one hour of literature review and interactive discussion, attendees (physicians, PAs, APNs, nurses) will gain knowledge of the current magnitude of medication waste associated with disease modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis and be provided with awareness and strategies for reducing the economic burden of care that will help transform health care and remove barriers to proper care. This activity is part of the Free2Care Symposium equipping healthcare providers with the tools needed to be effective advocates to make health care transparent, affordable, and accessible.

Recognizing the challenge for patients and healthcare systems of rising costs associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) disease modifying therapies, this presentation and discussion will address: 1) the needs of advancing original platforms for the real-time collection of data that impact medication compliance and adherence; 2) Medical, non-medical, and tolerability reasons that impact continued use of a treatment; 3) strategies that aim to reduce the magnitude of waste and enhance the delivery of care; and 4) how health disparities such as race and finances impact health economics and strategies to improve the delivery of care.