How do I enroll in the TOUCH Prescribing Program?
Prescribers, infusion sites, certified pharmacies associated with infusion sites and patients
must all enroll in the TOUCH Prescribing Program in order to prescribe, infuse, dispense or
receive TYSABRI.
The first step in enrolling in the TOUCH Prescribing Program is receiving educational materials provided by Biogen.
Requirements include:
- Review the TYSABRI Patient Medication Guide with each patient and discuss the risks and benefits of starting therapy.
- Review, complete, and sign the Prescriber Enrollment Form.
- Review, complete, and sign the Patient Enrollment Form for each patient.
- Review the Pre-infusion Patient Checklist to make sure each patient understands the questions that will be asked prior to every infusion.
- Evaluate patients 3 months after the first infusion, 6 months after the first infusion, every 6 months thereafter to determine whether patients
should continue on treatment, and for at least 6 months after discontinuing TYSABRI.
- Determine every 6 months whether a patient should continue on TYSABRI and if so, authorize treatment every 6 months.
An infusion site must participate in a mandatory training program provided by a Biogen representative and complete an
Infusion Site Enrollment Form documenting the site agrees to abide by the requirements of the TOUCH Prescribing
Program.
Requirements prior to each infusion include:
- Administer TYSABRI only to patients who are currently authorized in the TOUCH Prescribing Program. Patient authorization must be confirmed.
- Provide each patient a copy of the TYSABRI Patient Medication Guide.
- Complete a TYSABRI Pre-infusion Patient Checklist. The Pre-infusion Patient Checklist must be submitted to Biogen within 1 business day of the
patient visit.
Certified Pharmacies associated with infusion sites: A certified pharmacy must participate in a mandatory training program
provided by a Biogen representative and complete a Certified Pharmacy Enrollment Form documenting the certified
pharmacy agrees to abide by the requirements of the TOUCH Prescribing Program.
- Dispense TYSABRI only to authorized infusion sites. For in-home infusion, authorized certified pharmacies may dispense to the patient home.
To learn more about enrolling in the TOUCH Prescribing Program, contact a TYSABRI Support Specialist at Biogen, call toll free:
1-800-456-2255 Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM (ET).
