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Category: Prescription Drugs
Teriflunomide is thought to prevent the interaction of cells in the immune system involved in damage to the myelin sheath. It is being used in clinical studies for relapsing/remitting Multiple Sclerosis.
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS (Multiple Sclerosis) | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Participate in clinical trial | 3 | 2 |
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| Other | 1 | 0 |
See all 5 patients currently taking Teriflunomide
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Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Teriflunomide
| Weight loss | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Headaches | 1 | |
| Chest pain with flushing/nausea | 1 |
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 2 | ||
| Doctor's advice | 2 | ||
| Course of treatment ended | 2 |
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Teriflunomide
Always |
2 | 100% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
|
Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
|
Never |
0 | 0% |
|
Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Teriflunomide
Very |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
|
A little |
0 | 0% |
|
Not at all |
2 | 100% |
|
Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Teriflunomide
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
|
$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
|
$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
|
< $25 |
2 | 100% |
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Report created on May 28, 2012.