242 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate

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Sep 12, 2015 (Started Jun 30, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (chronic fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg M,W,F
Advice & Tips: Take injection at the same time of day for your injection
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 2, 2015 (Started Jan 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site lumps)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2013 (Started Apr 22, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Don't know)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 10, 2016 (Started Dec 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, injection site redness, immediate post injection reaction (IPIR))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: I know the rage is oral medication for MS, but I cannot argue with Copaxone's results. I'm still relatively stable. I am developing quite a bit of scar tissue, which makes the injections a little more difficult. However; I'm fortunate and I know it.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Jul 1, 2015 (Started Dec 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, injection site redness, immediate post injection reaction (IPIR))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Mar 2, 2015 (Started Dec 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, injection site redness, immediate post injection reaction (IPIR))
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Jun 23, 2014 (Started Dec 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, injection site redness, immediate post injection reaction (IPIR))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I started taking Copaxone four years ago this coming December and I recently had an MRI that the neurologist stated was "remarkably stable." The MRI showed no new lesions and only one larger lesion. I had thought that I experienced an exasperation, and I may have, but Copaxone has really worked well for me. That's despite the fact that I sometimes forget to take it with the memory issues I do have.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Apr 16, 2014 (Started Dec 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, injection site redness, immediate post injection reaction (IPIR))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

May 29, 2012 (Started Dec 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, injection site redness, immediate post injection reaction (IPIR))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Fifteen months after beginning Copaxone treatment, MRI showed no active lesions and one lesion that decreased in size.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2009 (Started Jun 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (flu like symptoms)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Weekly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 15, 2016 (Started Apr 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 23, 2017 (Started Dec 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg 3 times a week
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 15, 2015 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Reason why I forgot most days is because I have 3 children ages 7-11 at the time. Life was hectic with their activities encroaching on my time and medication schedule. I have since have changed to Tecfidera and taking a pill is way easier than trying to balance inject-able medication and my children's active lives.
  • 0 helpful marks

May 14, 2017 (Started May 14, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (itching)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg 3 times a week
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 16, 2017 (Started Sep 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site bruising)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg M,W,F
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 25, 2013 (Started Sep 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site bruising)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: There are less injection site reactions when one very carefully rotates injection sites. I track locations every night in a journal provided by Shared Solutions. I do my injections every night just before going to bed.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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