Adherence to, and effectiveness of, subcutaneous interferon beta-1a administered by RebiSmart (R) in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis: results of the 1-year, observational SMART study

Antonios Bayas; Jean Christophe Ouallet; Boris Kallmann; Raymond Hupperts; Ulrich Fulda; Kurt Marhardt

doi:10.1517/17425247.2015.1057567

Adherence to, and effectiveness of, subcutaneous interferon beta-1a administered by RebiSmart (R) in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis: results of the 1-year, observational SMART study

Antonios Bayas^*, Jean Christophe Ouallet, Boris Kallmann, Raymond Hupperts, Ulrich Fulda, Kurt Marhardt

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Abstract

Background: Patients with multiple sclerosis who have poor adherence to treatment have a higher risk of relapse than adherent patients. This study assessed adherence to, and effectiveness and convenience of, treatment with subcutaneous (sc) interferon (IFN) beta-1a (Rebif, Merck Serono SA) 44 or 22 mu g three times weekly in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) using the RebiSmart (R) electronic, multidose, autoinjector for 1 year. Study design: European, multicentre, observational study among neurologists: inclusion criteria included RMS, Expanded Disability Status Scale score

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1239-1250
Journal	Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
Volume	12
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1517/17425247.2015.1057567
Publication status	Published - Aug 2015

Keywords

adherence
autoinjector
interferon beta
multiple sclerosis

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Bayas, A., Ouallet, J. C., Kallmann, B., Hupperts, R., Fulda, U., & Marhardt, K. (2015). Adherence to, and effectiveness of, subcutaneous interferon beta-1a administered by RebiSmart (R) in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis: results of the 1-year, observational SMART study. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 12(8), 1239-1250. https://doi.org/10.1517/17425247.2015.1057567

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Bayas, A, Ouallet, JC, Kallmann, B, Hupperts, R, Fulda, U & Marhardt, K 2015, 'Adherence to, and effectiveness of, subcutaneous interferon beta-1a administered by RebiSmart (R) in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis: results of the 1-year, observational SMART study', Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 1239-1250. https://doi.org/10.1517/17425247.2015.1057567

Adherence to, and effectiveness of, subcutaneous interferon beta-1a administered by RebiSmart (R) in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis: results of the 1-year, observational SMART study. / Bayas, Antonios; Ouallet, Jean Christophe; Kallmann, Boris et al.
In: Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, Vol. 12, No. 8, 08.2015, p. 1239-1250.

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