The 12-month observational PERSIST study (NCT01405872) evaluated adherence associated with the intramuscular IFNβ-1a (i.m. IFN-β-1a) autoinjector pen in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.MS patients initiating i.m. IFN-β-1a autoinjector treatment were prospectively assessed for physician-reported persistence (percentage of patients remaining on therapy) and patient-reported outcomes, including adherence (percentage of unmissed injections), compliance (percentage of patients missing no injections), tolerability (injection-site reactions [ISRs] and pain) and satisfaction.The intent-to-treat population included 232 patients; of the 188 physician-reported 12-month completers, 182 patients remained on treatment (96.8
作者:Raymond, Hupperts;Veit, Becker;Janne, Friedrich;Claudio, Gobbi;Antonio Vasco, Salgado;Bj?rn, Sperling;Xiaojun, You
来源:Expert opinion on drug delivery 2015 年 12卷 1期