242 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate

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Feb 7, 2007 (Started Jan 03, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Alternate injection spots.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching
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May 10, 2008 (Started Jan 21, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (bruising, hives (urticaria), injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Side effects: injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, bruising, hives (urticaria)
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Dec 11, 2008 (Started Sep 11, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (flu like symptoms)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I was on Betaseron for 3 years and switched to rebif for a year.........before both of those I was on Copaxone. Copaxone did nothing for me. Rebif made me soooooo sick. I switched back to Betaseron. I doubt I will ever change again. I have done really well on it. I had 1 relapse in 3 years and decided I was switching (wrong choice). So it is BETASERON for me.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: flu like symptoms
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Dec 8, 2008 (Started May 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, redness, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: injection site reaction, injection site itching, redness
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Mar 1, 2007 (Started Jun 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Daily injections lead to a toughening of the sub-dermal layer and an ever shrinking area in which to inject. I never had much fat and had to be creative until I decided it was less effective than Avonex. However I tried Novantrone next; A fast failure.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 6, 2008 (Started Jun 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Reasons I choose to use C: C's efficacy rates are proven to be greater than the rates of the interferons. Copaxone is compatible with using LDN. My MS hasn't progressed much using C.
Cost: < $25 monthly
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Dec 3, 2008 (Started Jul 28, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site itching, injection site pain

Nov 15, 2008 (Started Jul 28, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site itching, injection site pain
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 12, 2008 (Started Apr 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily

Nov 3, 2008 (Started Apr 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 2, 2007 (Started Oct 16, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, injection site itching
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 14, 2008 (Started Nov 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (bruising, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Get over your fear of needles-fast! The best thing I did was to get an auto-injector. You put the needle in and press the button. That's it! You feel the poke of the needle, the medication going in, and it's done! You don't see the needle pierce your skin, and you don't have to depress the syringe yourself.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: bruising, injection site reaction, redness, injection site pain, lumps and bumps, injection site itching
  • 0 helpful marks
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