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Betaseron (Interferon Beta-1B) - Reviews, Ratings, Comments by Patients

 
 



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Below are Betaseron (Interferon Beta-1B) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 1 ratings/reviews, Betaseron has an overall score of 8. The effectiveness score is 10 and the side effect score is 4. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence.
 

Betaseron review by 43 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   multiple sclerosis
Dosage & duration:   0.3mg taken every other night for the period of 4 years and will continue thru life
Other conditions:   DM II, hypertension, splenomegaly, metabolic syndrome, gerd, ibs,edema of lower extremities, seizure
Other drugs taken:   glucophage, omeprazole,paxil, clonazepam,benicar, atenolol,flovent, albuterol, topamax, tretinoin
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Storage of a drug may not seem important, but betaseron does not have to be refridgerated, which makes it highly portable. But the main benefit is that the lesions that I was originally diagnosed with DID NOT WORSEN over time. In addition, I have had NO new lesions since beginning betaseron. So this has helped to slow the progress (secondary progressive relapse/remit) and I believe decreased the amount of relapses with residual. Which, if you have ms this is what you aim for.
Side effects:   I do, for some unknown reason, still have side effects from the betaseron. They don't happen every injection, and there is no pattern. I will have a fever and/or chills, and I hurt all over. It feels sometimes like even my hair hurts:) And my injection sites do have a tendency to form large red circles, but they are NOT infections, just a side effect. And for some reason the injections on my legs hurt the worst.
Comments:   I guess the treatment details are how I take it. The injections are deep subcutaneous. Because the drug is very hard on tissue, you can't inject into the same area. Upper arms are divided into 6 imaginary sections, abdomen 6 areas, legs 6 areas, and buttocks 6. So inject into first arm area on one arm, then next injection opposite arm, then abdomen, legs, and buttocks. Then you must start over in the first arm, but a different section and then work your way down again. This keeps tissue necrosis from occuring. The injections are every other night, and come in a pre-measured syringe the must be mixed SLOWLY with the powder immediately before injection. MAKE SURE to NOT agitate the sol'n, as it will foam, then you can't get it in the syringe, and then it's useless.
 


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