by Dr. James W. Stark

12/19/14 - If we have given or mailed you a prescription for bloodwork, please remember to have it done in a timely manner. Depending on your MS treatment, bloodwork may be very important for deciding how long to stay on a treatment or sometimes when to re-administer the treatment. Bloodwork is also very important for monitoring the safety of our immune-modifying drugs, especially with all of the new medications available today. In particular, the IMSMP recommends a complete blood count every six months in patients taking Tecfidera. If you have not had bloodwork done in several months and you are taking Tecfidera, please call the center to discuss this further.