The Michigan Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee will hold a Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board meeting on September 2, 2025, at 6 PM. Please submit your comment by August 20, 2025.
Here’s how you can help:
The DUR Board needs to hear directly from you – the parents, caregivers, and family members who understand the real-life impact of hyperphagia (excessive hunger) in PWS. One of the medications under review is Vykat XR, the first-ever hyperphagia treatment specifically for individuals living with PWS that was approved by the FDA in March 2025.
We’re asking families to submit written testimony to help decision-makers understand why access to this treatment is so urgently needed.
Submission Details:
- · Max TWO Pages
- · May include photo
- · Medicare/Medicaid/Medicaid Waiver recipients are favored
WRITTEN SUBMISSION OPTIONS
- · Email Donna Kreps at krepsd@michigan.gov with subject: Public Comment – P&T Committee;
- · Fax 517-346-9892 with ATTN: Donna Kreps and subject: Public Comment – P&T Committee;
- · Mail to MDHHS, ATTN: Donna Kreps, PO Box 30479, Lansing, MI 48909-7979
Meetings Details:
- · When: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
- · Time: 6:00PM ET – Virtual Only
- · Virtual Link: not posted yet
Writing Guide:
· My name is:
· I live in:
· My child living with PWS is ___ old and receives Medicaid in the state of CO.
· Thank the members of the committee for the work they do.
· How do the unmet needs of PWS affect your family?
· If your son/daughter IS taking vykat XR, explain how access to the drug has changed your lives?
· If your son/daughter IS NOT taking vykat XR, how will having access to an approved drug to treat hyperphagia in PWS change their lives and what their future looks like?
· What is your hope for the approval of drugs to treat hyperphagia in PWS?
Review:
If you’d like help drafting your story or want someone to review it with you, PWSA | USA is here to support you. Reach out to a fellow parent or contact us directly (info@pwsausa.org or 941.312.0400).
Remember, the experts will cover the science; your testimony will touch the hearts of the decision-makers. Bring them to tears with the reality of our challenges and the promise of what could be. This is where the power is.
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