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How long does it take Zeposia (ozanimod) to work?

Medically reviewed by Carmen Pope, BPharm. Last updated on Sep 6, 2024.

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Zeposia (ozanimod) typically begins to provide relief from symptoms of multiple sclerosis within a few months of starting, although it may take up to a year for the full effects to be seen. Zeposia reduces the progression of multiple sclerosis, reduces the number of relapses, and people taking Zeposia had less brain atrophy than others prescribed standard multiple sclerosis care.

Zeposia is an oral prescription medicine that is approved to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults including clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease.

For people with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), decreases in rectal bleeding and stool frequency were seen as early as week 2 and significant differences in clinical remission, clinical response, and endoscopic improvement compared to placebo were noted within 10 weeks of starting Zeposia.

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  • Zeposia Prescribing Information. Revised 08/2024. https://packageinserts.bms.com/pi/pi_zeposia.pdf

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