240 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate

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Oct 12, 2009 (Started Jul 09, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (swelling in feet, could not lift arms above head)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I used the auto ject and it was simple... towards the end it was the side effects that got me. Ohter than that Copaxone would have been great if it would have worked!!
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: could not lift arms above head, swelling in feet
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Jun 15, 2008 (Started Oct 15, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 1, 2010 (Started May 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (total body fatigue in waves with anxiety and flushed feeling, pain in lower back)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
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Aug 1, 2010 (Started May 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 26, 2010 (Started Mar 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (shins get red when they swell, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: worked ok for RRMS but now I'm SPMS so it's not working now, came off
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: shins get red when they swell, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps

Dec 31, 2008 (Started Mar 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I've had really good luck with this med. I have very little reaction either.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: shins get red when they swell, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps

Aug 21, 2008 (Started Mar 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: shins get red when they swell, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps
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May 25, 2010 (Started Jan 27, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Every other day
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2001 (Started Jan 20, 1999)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Initially Copaxone seemed to make what we thought were relapses a little easier, but after a year and a half I felt that I was living in a permanent exacerbation. At that time my neuro agreed with me that I was actually SP and we changed treatment to Betaferon.
Cost: < $25 monthly
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Jul 5, 2009 (Started Sep 20, 1998)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, injection site itching, itchy lumps at injection site)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: lumps and bumps, injection site reaction, injection site itching, itchy lumps at injection site

Dec 18, 2008 (Started Sep 20, 1998)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, injection site itching, itchy lumps at injection site)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: lumps and bumps, injection site reaction, injection site itching, itchy lumps at injection site
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 15, 2010 (Started Jun 15, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site redness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: injection site redness
  • 0 helpful marks

May 29, 2010 (Started Dec 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I personally had a headache every single day for almost 6 months and it was getting really old on top of having MS. I had angioplasty of my right jugular and my azygous vein in June and I have had a major improvement in my symptoms.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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