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What is Dimethyl fumarate?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Dimethyl fumarate is primarily used for the treatment of relapsing remitting MS. It is an oral medication and is used to help reduce the number of relapses a patient experiences.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Multiple sclerosis 7647 948
Participate in clinical trial 13 13
Psoriasis 2 4
Arthritis pain 1 0
Brain atrophy cerebrum 1 0

Show all 21 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 148
Moderate 176
Mild 385
None 251

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Dimethyl fumarate

Side effect Patients Percentage
Flushing 201
Facial flushing 66
Diarrhea 59
Nausea 55
Stomach pain 46
Itching 30

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Why patients stopped taking Dimethyl fumarate

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Reason Patients Percentage
Side effects too severe 178
Doctor's advice 116
Did not seem to work 86
Other 55
Course of treatment ended 14
Personal research 12
Expense 8
Change in health plan coverage 7
See all 354 patients who've stopped taking Dimethyl fumarate

Duration

Stopped taking Dimethyl fumarate

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 66
1 - 6 months 74
6 months - 1 year 57
1 - 2 years 66
2 - 5 years 73
5 - 10 years 5
10 years or more 4
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 756
Usually 133
Sometimes 18
Never taken as prescribed 53
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 46
Somewhat hard to take 63
A little hard to take 143
Not at all hard to take 708
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 30
$100-199 7
$50-99 30
$25-49 52
< $25 484
Not specified 357

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Dimethyl fumarate after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) 153
Interferon beta-1a IM Injection (Avonex) 72
Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection (Rebif) 69
Natalizumab (Tysabri) 56
Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection (Betaseron) 33

Show all 21 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Dimethyl fumarate and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Teriflunomide (Aubagio) 66
Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) 47
Natalizumab (Tysabri) 45
Fingolimod (Gilenya) 39
Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) 37

Show all 23 treatments patients report switching to

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38 patient evaluations for Dimethyl fumarate

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Feb 9, 2019 (Started Sep 04, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 26, 2019 (Started Jun 14, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for psoriasis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (flushing)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 480 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jun 21, 2014 (Started Jun 14, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for psoriasis)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 480 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 31, 2013 (Started Jun 14, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (flushing)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 480 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 4 helpful marks

Dec 15, 2017 (Started May 16, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (increased indexes for PML.)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 15, 2017 (Started May 16, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (increased indexes for PML.)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark
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