
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8652
Date Request Received: 16/05/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 08/08/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Drugs for MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: How many patients has your trust treated in the past six months (for any disease) with the following drugs: Drug Name Aubagio (teriflunomide) Avonex (interferon beta-1a) Betaferon (interferon beta-1b) Brabio (glatiramer acetate) Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) Extavia (beta interferon-1b) Gilenya (fingolimod) Kesimpta (ofatumumab) Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) Mavenclad (cladribine) Mayzent (siponimod) Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a) Ponvory (ponesimod) Rebif (beta interferon-1a) Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) Tysabri (natalizumab) Tysabri (natalizumab) Pre-filled syringes only Vumerity (diroximel fumarate) Zeposia (ozanimod) Fingolimod generic Tyruko (Natalizumab Biosimilar) | |
| Answer To Question 1: Q1 = 0 results for all the drugs listed in the last 6 months | |
| Question Number 2: How many patients has you trust treated with Rituximab for MS (Multiple Sclerosis) in the past six months? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Q2 = 0 (pharmacy said they don’t provide drugs for MS) | |
| Question Number 3: How many patients within your trust have a diagnosis of MS (Multiple Sclerosis)? | |
| Answer To Question 3: Q3 = 708 unique patients coded at any time in the past who are still alive | |
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