240 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate

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Apr 9, 2016 (Started Feb 02, 2016)

  • 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: Benedryl to get help with itching at site of injection`
  • 2 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2013 (Started Apr 22, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Don't know)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 2, 2015 (Started Jan 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site lumps)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 12, 2015 (Started Jun 30, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (chronic fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg M,W,F
Advice & Tips: Take injection at the same time of day for your injection
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 17, 2012 (Started Apr 28, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (Shortness of breath, face flushing, racing heart feeling, shortness of breath (dyspnea), facial flushing, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This was a fantastic MS disease modifying drug for me. Very few side effects and result from MRI were always positive. Unfortunately, 3 years into it I had a severe anaphylactic reaction.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: injection site itching, injection site pain, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps

Aug 11, 2011 (Started Apr 28, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: injection site itching, injection site pain, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 16, 2015 (Started Oct 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (injection site pain, injection site reaction, injection site stinging, injection site redness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
  • 1 helpful mark

Feb 9, 2015 (Started Mar 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (hair loss)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: cop. works but, I noticed hair lose, and other problems gaiting.
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 2, 2013 (Started May 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I thought that since I travel about three weeks out of the month taking a shot every day would be a problem but there has been no issue.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 20, 2014 (Started Dec 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (rashes (redness, swelling), brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take

Dec 15, 2013 (Started Dec 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (rashes (redness, swelling), brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I found my brain fog got worse so I took a break. I found the brain fog went away when I stopped.
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 15, 2014 (Started Jul 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg M,W,F
Advice & Tips: The injection site reaction feels like a bee sting and lasts for an hour (for me at least) it helps to numb the area with an ice pack beforehand to decrease the symptoms.
  • 0 helpful marks
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