130 patient evaluations for Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection

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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

Apr 24, 2009 (Started Oct 29, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: take as prescribed
Side effects: injection site itching, injection site redness, injection site pain

Mar 10, 2009 (Started Oct 29, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site redness, injection site pain, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: take it
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: injection site itching, injection site redness, injection site pain

Dec 9, 2008 (Started Oct 29, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site redness, injection site pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: get over it
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site itching, injection site redness, injection site pain

Oct 29, 2008 (Started Oct 29, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site redness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: that there are relatively few side effects and if you can afford this treatment it appears, from the documentation I've read at least, there is some positive effect on slowing the progression of this disease
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: injection site itching, injection site redness, injection site pain

May 16, 2008 (Started Oct 29, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: for many years I believe (and so do my doctors) that this interferon was very helpful with managing my MS
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: injection site itching, injection site redness, injection site pain
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Jun 18, 2009 (Started Nov 18, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (depressed mood, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Depression.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: depressed mood, muscle aches
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 18, 2009 (Started May 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fever/chills, headaches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: fever/chills, headaches
  • 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

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

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

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

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

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
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