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What is Riluzole?

Riluzole is the first drug to be approved for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Riluzole, available as Rilutek®, does not cure ALS or improve symptoms, but may extend survival or the time to tracheostomy.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 2 0
Slow my MS progress 2 0

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Dosages

  50 mg daily 100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Riluzole

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
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 21, 2009.