25 patient evaluations for Interferon beta-1a IM Injection with a burden rating of Very hard to take

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Nov 15, 2017 (Started Jul 14, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (extreme flu like malaise)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 44 mcg Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

May 7, 2017 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (flu like symptoms, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

Jan 6, 2016 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (flu like symptoms, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

Sep 7, 2015 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

Sep 25, 2014 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (flu like symptoms, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

Jul 1, 2014 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (flu like symptoms, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

Feb 4, 2013 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (flu like symptoms, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

Jan 15, 2013 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

Jun 30, 2012 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (flu like symptoms, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

Jul 28, 2010 (Started Jan 28, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (flu like symptoms, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: fatigue

  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 11, 2014 (Started Jul 01, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (depression with suicidal thoughts, stomach flu (gastroenteritis))
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 17, 2014 (Started Mar 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (muscle fatigue, flu like symptoms, stiffness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 13, 2014 (Started Mar 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (muscle fatigue, flu like symptoms, stiffness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 1 helpful mark

Nov 12, 2011 (Started Aug 16, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (constipation, fatigue, numbness and tingling with pins and needles, vertigo, neck pain, back pain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 22 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

May 30, 2011 (Started Apr 28, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (nausea, spasms, dizziness, fever/chills, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: muscle aches, dizziness, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, fever/chills, nausea, joint pain, shivering, tiredness, spasms, whole body ache

Apr 26, 2011 (Started Apr 28, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (nausea, spasms, dizziness, fever/chills, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: muscle aches, dizziness, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, fever/chills, nausea, joint pain, shivering, tiredness, spasms, whole body ache

Oct 25, 2010 (Started Apr 28, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (nausea, dizziness, fever/chills, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: muscle aches, dizziness, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, fever/chills, nausea, joint pain, shivering, tiredness, spasms, whole body ache

Apr 28, 2009 (Started Apr 28, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (nausea, dizziness, fever/chills, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg/0.5 mL Weekly
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: muscle aches, dizziness, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, fever/chills, nausea, joint pain, shivering, tiredness, spasms, whole body ache

  • 1 helpful mark

May 20, 2011 (Started May 12, 1998)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (whole body ache, fever/chills, tiredness, stabbing headaches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg/0.5 mL Every Other Week
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: whole body ache, fever/chills, stabbing headaches, tiredness

Aug 1, 2010 (Started May 12, 1998)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (whole body ache, fever/chills, tiredness, stabbing headaches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg/0.5 mL Every Other Week
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: whole body ache, fever/chills, stabbing headaches, tiredness

Dec 11, 2009 (Started May 12, 1998)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (whole body ache, fever/chills, tiredness, stabbing headaches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg/0.5 mL Every Other Week
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: whole body ache, fever/chills, stabbing headaches, tiredness

  • 1 helpful mark

Jan 19, 2011 (Started Dec 24, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 15, 2011 (Started Mar 08, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (fever/chills, headaches, whole body ache, flu like symptoms, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg Weekly
Side effects: fever/chills, whole body ache, flu like symptoms, headaches, muscle aches

Mar 22, 2009 (Started Mar 08, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild (fever/chills, headaches, whole body ache, flu like symptoms, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mcg Weekly
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Side effects: fever/chills, whole body ache, flu like symptoms, headaches, muscle aches

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 9, 2010 (Started Nov 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (fatigue, nausea, fever/chills, awakening due to pain, ocular migraine aura, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, puffy lumps on thighs, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mL Weekly
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: flu like symptoms, joint pain, whole body ache, muscle aches, awakening due to pain, puffy lumps on thighs, shivering, fever/chills, nausea, stabbing headaches, tiredness, ocular migraine aura, fatigue, fatigue

Jul 1, 2010 (Started Nov 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (fatigue, nausea, fever/chills, awakening due to pain, ocular migraine aura, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, puffy lumps on thighs, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus faucibus turpis sed mi maximus mattis.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: flu like symptoms, joint pain, whole body ache, muscle aches, awakening due to pain, puffy lumps on thighs, shivering, fever/chills, nausea, stabbing headaches, tiredness, ocular migraine aura, fatigue, fatigue

Mar 15, 2010 (Started Nov 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (fatigue, nausea, fever/chills, awakening due to pain, ocular migraine aura, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus faucibus turpis sed mi maximus mattis.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: flu like symptoms, joint pain, whole body ache, muscle aches, awakening due to pain, puffy lumps on thighs, shivering, fever/chills, nausea, stabbing headaches, tiredness, ocular migraine aura, fatigue, fatigue

Feb 25, 2010 (Started Nov 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (fatigue, nausea, fever/chills, awakening due to pain, ocular migraine aura, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus faucibus turpis sed mi maximus mattis.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: flu like symptoms, joint pain, whole body ache, muscle aches, awakening due to pain, puffy lumps on thighs, shivering, fever/chills, nausea, stabbing headaches, tiredness, ocular migraine aura, fatigue, fatigue

Dec 13, 2009 (Started Nov 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (fatigue, nausea, fever/chills, awakening due to pain, ocular migraine aura, joint pain, tiredness, whole body ache, stabbing headaches, flu like symptoms, shivering, muscle aches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mL Weekly
Advice & Tips: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus faucibus turpis sed mi maximus mattis.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: flu like symptoms, joint pain, whole body ache, muscle aches, awakening due to pain, puffy lumps on thighs, shivering, fever/chills, nausea, stabbing headaches, tiredness, ocular migraine aura, fatigue, fatigue

Nov 19, 2009 (Started Nov 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (fatigue, fever/chills, whole body ache)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mL Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: flu like symptoms, joint pain, whole body ache, muscle aches, awakening due to pain, puffy lumps on thighs, shivering, fever/chills, nausea, stabbing headaches, tiredness, ocular migraine aura, fatigue, fatigue

  • 1 helpful mark
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