What is Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection?
Category: Prescription Drugs
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Interferon beta-1b is a drug in the interferon family used to treat multiple sclerosis. It is administered by subcutaneous injection and has been demonstrated to slow the advance of the condition as well as reduce the frequency of attacks.
Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
---|---|---|---|
Multiple sclerosis | 1,668 | 742 | |
General health | 16 | 11 | |
Fatigue | 14 | 12 | |
Stiffness/spasticity | 8 | 2 | |
Walking problems | 7 | 3 | |
Improve mobility | 6 | 4 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
Severity | Evaluations | |
---|---|---|
Severe | 125 | |
Moderate | 198 | |
Mild | 270 | |
None | 165 |
Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection
Side effect | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Flu like symptoms | 148 | |
Injection site pain | 95 | |
Bruising | 70 | |
Headaches | 62 | |
Feel lousy | 48 | |
Injection site reaction | 48 |
Why patients stopped taking Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection
Multiple reasons could be selected
Reason | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Side effects too severe | 392 | |
Did not seem to work | 349 | |
Doctor's advice | 347 | |
Other | 192 | |
Expense | 37 | |
Change in health plan coverage | 35 | |
Personal research | 30 | |
Course of treatment ended | 22 |
Duration
What people switch to and from
Patients started taking Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection after stopping:
Treatment | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Copaxone) | Glatiramer acetate (18 | |
Avonex) | Interferon beta-1a IM Injection (8 | |
Tysabri) | Natalizumab (5 | |
Tecfidera) | Dimethyl fumarate (4 | |
Rebif) | Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection (2 |
Patients stopped taking Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection and switched to:
Treatment | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Tecfidera) | Dimethyl fumarate (20 | |
Copaxone) | Glatiramer acetate (17 | |
Tysabri) | Natalizumab (17 | |
Gilenya) | Fingolimod (12 | |
Avonex) | Interferon beta-1a IM Injection (10 |
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