240 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate

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Jul 20, 2011 (Started May 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: bruising, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site itching, itching

May 31, 2009 (Started May 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (itching, bruising, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I just wonder what it would be like if i did not take the shots, I think the medicine dose help me, as I know how i feeling before. I stillc tired and wore out but over all I feel great. As i know the tireness is something for now i have to live with
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: bruising, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site itching, itching

May 10, 2009 (Started May 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (bruising, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site itching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I think taking the shots has helped me out, I know how I felt before i started my treatments, so I feel positive about my treatment. I'm on a program so there is no cost to me for the shots,
Side effects: bruising, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site itching, itching
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Jul 1, 2011 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily

Sep 1, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: did not work at all
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Jul 9, 2011 (Started Aug 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (bruising, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I had reduced fatigue within a month.
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: lumps and bumps, bruising, redness, injection site reaction

Aug 25, 2008 (Started Aug 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (bruising, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Be very consistant, and rotate your shots.
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: lumps and bumps, bruising, redness, injection site reaction

Jun 16, 2008 (Started Aug 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (injection site reaction)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It's not really a positive, but my immune system now recognizes mosquito bites as a problem.
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: lumps and bumps, bruising, redness, injection site reaction
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 18, 2011 (Started May 28, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 13, 2011 (Started May 28, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I inject my copaxone every evening before bed after my shower. I have found that if I inject slowly I have much less trouble with pain & lumps after the injection. The stinging, pain & itch has decreased over time as I have been on Copaxone for over 8 months. You are not supposed to massage the site for 24 hours after injecting but it helps to do so if it has been >24hrs. I will never be able to know for sure but I believe this treatment has been very effective. I have been doing much better after several months on it.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Aug 3, 2010 (Started May 28, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2011 (Started May 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: My taking of this medication is due to the loss of brain cells as opposed to relapses persay .. my neuro conducted a spectroscopy and didn't like that issue about the brain cells . I didn't reply yes or no to unexpected benefits as at first I thought I was feeling better but I think now that it was just wishful thinking . I am all for positive believe me . As for side effects , the book which shows diagrams wher to inject is so way off that I gave my 4th shot too high up above my belly button . The next day I felt horrible and called up Teva . The nurse said a false exacerbation. Then they called back and that nurse said she is documenting it as there were no notes by the previous nurse . I am sure no drug maker wants to hear the bad but Teva says it does , so when I suggested making the diagrams more accurate as people like me are going to go by what they see and can comprehend . Well, whatever . They made notes . Now I know better and it does make you have site issues , the rest is of course unknown as that is how it works right ? You have no way of knowing , like my MS , if it is workiing ?
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 9, 2011 (Started Nov 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 10, 2011 (Started Jan 10, 2011)

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

Apr 24, 2011 (Started Jul 04, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Support immune health)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: When you first start taking this injection you will experience the symptoms of a small panic attack. Also it will leave a lump at the injectionsite. The injectionsite will often itch.
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 11, 2006 (Started Apr 11, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 5, 2011 (Started Jun 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (injection site reaction)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site reaction
  • 0 helpful marks
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