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Do you typically recommend a wash-out period when switching patients with myasthenia gravis from Soliris to Vyvgart?

Do you switch MG patients from Soliris to Vyvgart due to cost, and with switching do you have a recommended wash out period?
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Neurology · University of Minnesota
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  1. Both eculizumab and efgartigimod are extremely expensive drugs with the annual cost being 6 digit $ (ok, efgartigimod is cheaper). Therefore, practically all patients taking eculizumab have gone through the pre-authorization and insurance approval process, and typically their insurance will absorb ...

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