Making the right medication choices with Dr Aaron Boster

Navigating the range of medication choices for people with MS can be challenging. There are so many factors to consider – from effectiveness to side-effects – so we are fortunate to have Dr. Aaron Boster, an Ohio-based neurologist specializing in MS, as this episode’s guest to help demystify the myriad Disease Modifying Drugs that are presently available to manage MS.

Dr. Aaron Boster is an award-winning, widely published and Board-certified neurologist who currently serves as the Director of the Neuroscience Infusion Center at OhioHealth. Witnessing his uncle’s diagnosis with MS when he was 12, he and his family saw a lack of coherence in the way MS was treated at the time. That experience informed Dr. Boster’s drive to do things differently. At OhioHealth, he spearheads a revolutionary model in MS treatment and patient care drawing on interdisciplinary resources and putting patients and families first. Dr. Boster is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, and a former Assistant Professor of Neurology at The Ohio State University, where he formerly headed the Neuroimmunology division. Dr. Boster received his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He also manages a popular YouTube channel covering all aspects of MS.

Topics and Timestamps


01:30 Introduction to Dr Boster

03:31 Medication levels of efficacy

08:22 Some of the most prescribed disease modifying therapies and how to choose one

09:53 Making the right choice when deciding to start a new medication

17:42 Medium and high efficacy drugs

30:06 Do the most effective medications always have the most side-effects?

33:10 Considering Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
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