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62 patient evaluations for Glatiramer acetate with a burden rating of Somewhat hard to take

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Dec 20, 2010 (Started Dec 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching, injection site swelling, injection site red itchy bumps)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: injection site swelling, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, redness, injection site pain, injection site itching, bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site red itchy bumps

Mar 15, 2010 (Started Dec 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching, injection site swelling, injection site red itchy bumps)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: injection site swelling, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, redness, injection site pain, injection site itching, bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site red itchy bumps

Jan 20, 2010 (Started Dec 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching, injection site swelling, injection site red itchy bumps)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: injection site swelling, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, redness, injection site pain, injection site itching, bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site red itchy bumps

Aug 18, 2009 (Started Dec 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching, injection site swelling, injection site red itchy bumps)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site swelling, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, redness, injection site pain, injection site itching, bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site red itchy bumps

Mar 24, 2009 (Started Dec 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site reaction, redness, lumps and bumps, injection site pain, injection site itching, injection site swelling, injection site red itchy bumps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: injection site swelling, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, redness, injection site pain, injection site itching, bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site red itchy bumps

Dec 7, 2008 (Started Dec 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site pain, injection site swelling, injection site red itchy bumps)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site swelling, injection site reaction, lumps and bumps, redness, injection site pain, injection site itching, bruiselike feeling under skin, injection site red itchy bumps
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 10, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (injection site bumps, itching under skin)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site bumps, itching under skin

Oct 23, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (injection site bumps, itching under skin)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: injection site bumps, itching under skin
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 15, 2010 (Started Nov 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (flushing)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: flushing
  • 1 helpful mark

Oct 5, 2010 (Started Apr 24, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 31, 2010 (Started Jul 06, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 1, 2010 (Started May 14, 2009)

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

Jun 24, 2010 (Started Feb 14, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (lymphadenopathy, lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue), injection site reaction)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
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Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: injection site reaction, lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue)
  • 0 helpful marks

May 25, 2010 (Started Jan 27, 2009)

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

May 24, 2010 (Started Jan 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: spasticity
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 15, 2010 (Started Oct 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (immediate post injection reaction (IPIR), injection site pain, injection site itching, injection site reaction, injection site redness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
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  • 0 helpful marks
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