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What is Daclizumab?

This is an immunosuppresant, used to prevent organ rejection in kidney transplant cases. It has also been tested in clinical trials as a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)	5	4
Participate in clinical trial	4	2
Prevent organ rejection	3	0
Other	1	0

See all 8 patients currently taking Daclizumab

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0
Moderate	0
Mild	2
None	4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Daclizumab

Rash or skin problems	1	1
Body Aches	1	1

Reported Dosages

monthly	1 mg monthly	1 other monthly	5 mg monthly	150 mg monthly	5 mg daily
1	1	1	2	1	2

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Daclizumab (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	5
Did not seem to work	2
Doctor's advice	2
Course of treatment ended	1

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Daclizumab

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Reported Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Daclizumab

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	0	4	1

Stopped Taking Daclizumab

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Daclizumab

Always	5	83%
Usually	0	0%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	1	17%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Daclizumab

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	1	17%
A little	1	17%
Not at all	4	67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Daclizumab

$200+	1	33%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	2	67%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 6 patient evaluations

truthwillout

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: None

Cognition: none

Vision: moderate

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: none
truthwillout

1 other monthly

since May 17, 2010
Efficacy Major for Participate in clinical trial
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips I get MRI's every month as part of the NIH study of this drug. Once again, my April MRI showed no new lesions. See full evaluation

edawgg

Sex: F

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: none
edawgg

5 mg monthly

since Feb 12, 2010
Efficacy ?Can't tell for MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips i broke out in a rash 48 hours later and i had a very itchy rash for 8 weeks on my belly, arms, chest and back. i got an antibody blood test 10 weeks later a... See full evaluation

LSK

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: severe

Vision: mild

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
LSK

60 mg monthly

since Mar 01, 2006
Efficacy Slight for MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Side Effects None
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Report created on February 10, 2012.