96 patient evaluations for Rebif

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Oct 27, 2013 (Started Dec 02, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (elevated blood pressure)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Having injected Rebif three times a week for the last seven years, I have finally found an effective oral medication that has zero side effects.
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: elevated blood pressure

May 27, 2012 (Started Dec 02, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (elevated blood pressure)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: I'm still pleased with how well Rebif has and continues to work for me (zero new lesions - for 7 years now)!! I'm also reporting the true cost of this medication instead of my out of pocket cost, since I only have copays for the month of January each year, after which I pay zero copays for the rest of the year (because my Medicare extra- help is the full not partial low-income-subsidy). If your state allows it, you can deduct the cost of your health insurance (excluding your drug coverage cost) from your income. This is called the Medicare Savings Program aka Medicaid-Buy-In. You must be able to lower your income to 135% of the federal poverty level, in order to use this program. Then your state pays your Medicare Part B monthly premium and CMS deems you a dual eligible for Medicare Part D benefits for the rest of that year. You must apply for this (Extra-Help) through your county's Medicaid office, but you cannot be receiving Medicaid.
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: elevated blood pressure

Jan 27, 2012 (Started Dec 02, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (elevated blood pressure)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: The slight increase in my blood pressure is a very tiny cost, compared too finally having a clear MRI (my 7th imaging session). This was my first MRI that showed NO MS progression, no new enhancing lesions and no increased cortical atrophy. The cervical scan was also clear of new activity and most of my recently acquired new spinal symptoms also cleared up.
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: elevated blood pressure

Sep 21, 2008 (Started Dec 02, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (elevated blood pressure)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: I started Rebif during a severe MS attack, to date that was my quickest resolving attack, the L'hermitte's sign totally disappeared, and it has not returned--almost three years now.
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: elevated blood pressure
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 22, 2013 (Started Aug 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (very low white blood cell count)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 1, 2012 (Started Jan 15, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Advice & Tips: check antibodies
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 2, 2013 (Started Nov 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Advice & Tips: I've been in a clinical study & all the labels on the shots said "Could be Rebif, could be Placebo" Like my other medications, I never had any noticeable side affects that I can think of.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 31, 2013 (Started Jan 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Advice & Tips: According to my mri, it wasn't doing anything so she moved me back to Tsayarbi
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 1, 2011 (Started Jan 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Advice & Tips: I had problem with my Neuro. But I was into the groove with the medicine.
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 7, 2013 (Started Dec 05, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (limbs tingling, flu like symptoms)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Make sure you drink A LOT of water. Even with all that water I would still take ibuprofen before going to bed to try and avoid the flu like symptoms. Most of the rime this would work but not always.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 26, 2013 (Started Jul 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Advice & Tips: Heat it up B/4 injection
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 4, 2011 (Started Jan 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (muscle fatigue, fever/chills, headaches, injection site redness, injection site pain, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Side effects: injection site redness, fever/chills, headaches, injection site pain, muscle aches

Oct 1, 2008 (Started Jan 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (muscle fatigue, fever/chills, headaches, injection site redness, injection site pain, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: After you had an injection it is important not to wake up in the middle of the night and to sleep 7 or 8 hours not less. The side -effects can carry through out the following day.
Side effects: injection site redness, fever/chills, headaches, injection site pain, muscle aches
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 19, 2012 (Started Jun 21, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Advice & Tips: You don't kmow how muh the medacation is working untill they just pull it away from you real fast. Now that I am not on it I noticed I am real tired but can't sleep that is no fun to live with, my mood is not good I want to cry or treat people nasty for no reason,and I never had a hard time taking the medication if you set reminder's and you do it at night do you don't notice the flu feeling.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 11, 2007 (Started Jun 29, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (memory lapses (brain blinks))
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 44 mg Every other day
  • 0 helpful marks
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