130 patient evaluations for Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection

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May 23, 2009 (Started Jan 19, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (bruising)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 22 mcg/0.5 mL Daily
Advice & Tips: massage cold pack around injection site prior & after injection
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: bruising
  • 1 helpful mark

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

Jun 6, 2011 (Started Jul 11, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: Ice area to be injected for 5-10 min before injecting. This helps reduce reaction. Ice area 10-15 min after injection. If you get mild red raised reaction spots use cortizone ointment to help reduce redness. Also helped with itchiness that I had at area, too.
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Jul 15, 2013 (Started Dec 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (flu like symptoms)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL M,W,F
Advice & Tips: My flu-like symptoms gradually increased in severity and frequency over time. My neurologist advised me that I was likely developing antibodies to the therapy, which is a common cause of worsening side effects. I was suffering prolonged symptoms that made daily tasks difficult, and also increased my fatigue level.
  • 1 helpful mark

Sep 22, 2008 (Started Aug 30, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fever/chills, headaches, injection site redness, muscle aches, burning pain at injection site)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg/0.5 mL Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: injection site redness, fever/chills, headaches, burning pain at injection site, muscle aches
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 23, 1990 (Started Jan 25, 1985)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (fever/chills, headaches, migraine headaches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg/0.5 mL Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fever/chills, migraine headaches, headaches, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 1, 2008 (Started May 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fever/chills, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: You need to slow the progression of this disease. I have been on this drug for approximately 5 years and although my ms has progressed it has not done so nearly as fast as it has for those in my support group who are not on any of the ms treatment programs. Hope for a cure, but slow the progression while you are waiting.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fever/chills, muscle aches
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 26, 2008 (Started Apr 18, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fever/chills, injection site redness, injection site itching, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: I take naproxen and benedryl an hour before I inject each time.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site redness, fever/chills, injection site itching, muscle aches
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 10, 2006 (Started Nov 13, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (fever/chills, injection site redness, injection site pain, injection site itching, migraine headaches, muscle aches, burning pain at injection site)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mcg 3 times a week
Advice & Tips: Premedicate with tylenol, motrin, etc. before injecting. Try using cortisone cream, (tooth) numbing gel, or some other top of topical preparation before injecting. I didn't know about the topical things until my doctor recommended them to me. Icing down the injection site before and after injection may prove helpful. Heat helped me more.
Side effects: muscle aches, injection site redness, burning pain at injection site, fever/chills, injection site pain, injection site itching, migraine headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 18, 2008 (Started Jul 03, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3 x 44 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: take advil or motrin with shot a bedtime to stave off flu sx's
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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