In a first-of-its-kind study, the Alliance for Patient Access reveals that non-medical switching, where insurers or pharmacy benefit managers drive stable patients to switch to lower-cost medicines, can levy widespread damage on patients' quality of life.
Non-Medical Switching of Neurotoxins
Botulinum neurotoxins can bring relief to patients who experience migraine, involuntary twitching, and excessive sweating. Learn what happens when health plans switch patients' medication in this video.
Patients' Fight for Access
Migraine patients deserve access to innovative therapies. Ready to get involved? Watch their story and join the fight for access now.
Who Are Headache Disorders & Migraine Hurting?
Who feels the impact of headache disorders and migraine? More people than you may think, according to a new video from The Headache & Migraine Policy Forum.
Collectively, 39 million men, women and children in the United States and more than 1 billion people worldwide experience migraine, the third most prevalent illness in the world. As the video explains, migraine has emerged as a common problem for veterans, particularly those who have been deployed or have suffered a traumatic brain injury. While some headache disorders disproportionately affect women, others are genetic, afflicting a family one generation after another. Those who have experienced an injury or stroke are another affected group.
Read more at Institute for Patient Access.
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Living with Migraines: The Food King
Watch how Tom Sayen is committed to serving his friends and his community despite chronic intractable migraines.
Living With Migraines: The Art of Enduring
Learn how Barbara Monette has used art to cope with chronic migraines for nearly a decade