130 patient evaluations for Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection

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Oct 14, 2009 (Started Dec 14, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue, headaches, injection site redness, burning pain at injection site)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 22 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Advice & Tips: I'm a nurse and I am still having a hard time dealing with this diagnosis and having to give myself the injections. I'm a great caregiver but a terrible pt.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: injection site redness, headaches, burning pain at injection site, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 11, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 19, 2003 (Started May 23, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (depressed mood, fatigue, fever/chills, headaches, injection site redness, injection site pain)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 22 mcg/0.5 mL 3 times a week
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: injection site redness, fever/chills, injection site pain, depressed mood, fatigue, depressed mood, fatigue, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 28, 2009 (Started Jul 05, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (headaches, injection site redness, migraine headaches, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I had no problem giving myslef the injection. I jut coul dnot function while taking this drug. To harsh for my system. I wish I could have continued ot take it, but just could not.
Side effects: migraine headaches, injection site redness, muscle aches, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 26, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (headaches, injection site pain, migraine headaches, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: migraine headaches, headaches, injection site pain, muscle aches
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 9, 2009 (Started Jun 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (headaches, injection site pain, injection site itching, muscle aches, burning pain at injection site)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: this treatment was so much easier than the copaxone treatment i was on previously as you had injections only 3 x a week Mon, Wed, Fri, needles smaller and thinner.the support team seemed to be much better. Had a relapse that the most painful I have had during my MS. Started taking copaxone again but still not back to my pre rebif self. Not sure what created my relapse, But have been under a lot of stress .
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: injection site pain, headaches, injection site itching, muscle aches, burning pain at injection site
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 5, 2009 (Started May 28, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (headaches, injection site redness, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site redness, muscle aches, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 10, 2007 (Started Nov 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fever/chills, injection site redness, injection site pain, migraine headaches, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg Every other day
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site redness, migraine headaches, fever/chills, injection site pain, muscle aches
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 27, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Advice & Tips: If yu are having problems and your physician doesn't think it is related to the drug stop in anyway and see. I sufferred for 8 monts having test after test only to find out that everything cleared up when I stopped REbif.
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 22, 2009 (Started Aug 01, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Do what I do. Take Motrin and your Rebif shot just before bedtime and you will sleep right through it. I guess I do take sleep meds.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark
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