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Aubagio Safety Monitoring for Multiple Sclerosis [2018]

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Aubagio (Teriflunomide) Safety Monitoring for Multiple Sclerosis [2018]

In this short video Dr. B reviews required safety screening before starting and while taking a bath you for multiple sclerosis. Your Provider will want to check several labs before starting including a TB test (skin or blood test), and liver enzyme test and blood counts. They may want to check a few others depending on your history.

During the 1st six months while taking Aubagio, we need to check ALT (a liver enzyme) once a month. After that we only need to check (liver enzymes and blood counts) every 3-6 months.

Aubagio can cause GI upset that normal resolved in a couple months. About 13% of people have a transient hair thinning (alopecia) that occurs at month 2 and tends to resolve around month 6. Stopping Aubagio does not change that outcome.

Aubagio is not considered safe in pregnancy and appropriate birth control measures are important.

Aubagio has a long half life (Sticks around the body for a long time after you stop taking it). If you need to get it cleared quickly from the body for whatever reason, there is a rapid elimination process that can be used.

Rarely Aubagio can cause a peripheral neuropathy or elevated blood pressure.

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