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What is Interferon beta-1a IM Injection?

Interferon beta-1a is a drug in the interferon family used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). It is produced by mammalian cells while Interferon beta-1b is produced in modified E. coli. Interferons have been shown to have about a 30–35% reduction in the rate of MS relapses, and to slow the progression of disability in MS patients.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 4 1
Other 2 0
ms 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 100%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Flu-like symptoms
1 100%
Migraine Headaches
1 100%
joint pain
1 100%
Fever
1 100%
Chills/fever
1 100%
Muscle ache, whole body
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  weekly 30 mcg/0.5 mL weekly 30 mcg weekly 30 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Interferon beta-1a IM Injection (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Interferon beta-1a IM Injection

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Interferon beta-1a IM Injection

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
2
0
0

Stopped Taking Interferon beta-1a IM Injection

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 100%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.