Monday, October 18, 2010

Oral tablets vs Rebif

Just had my routine check up with my doctor.. Was told that the oral tablet, Fingolimod is out in the states and it's bound to be more expensive than Rebif!! I guess that's to be expected. But if it's gonna be more expensive than Rebif, i wonder how many people will be able to afford the tablets. I know 1 type of tablet is for daily consumption, and another is for a few weeks every 3 months. Fingolimod is the first type, daily (I think :P). So i've got some time to think about using oral tablets...

It'll definately be a comfort... Compared to Rebif, i won't have to jab and it's not every alternative day that i'll have to use it BUT i read that it's at least 30% more expensive than Rebif... so hmmm, something to think about? :)


The good news is, with the new tablets out, the price of Rebif is 'speculated' to go down. So, it's gonna be cheaper... Yeay!! :) but that's only gonna mean that i'll still stick to Rebif and continue jabbing myself for another year or 2 till the price of Fingolimod goes down? hmmm... something to think about..

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