BETA Nurses
A BETA Nurse is there for you any time, day or night.
Imagine having your own personal nurse to answer questions you may have about BETASERON (interferon beta-1b). A BETA Nurse is there to take you through the injection process, help you manage potential side effects, or to simply be there for you.
Only BETAPLUS® offers people living with MS an MS-trained BETA Nurse to everyone taking BETASERON, any time day or night 365 days a year.
Here's how it works: When you are ready to begin taking BETSERON and join BETAPLUS, you are assigned your own personal BETA Nurse who's been specially trained in MS. Your BETA Nurse becomes your partner and is always there to help you start, and stay on, your treatment plan.
Please remember that a healthcare professional should still be the primary source of advice and care for people with MS
Just call BETAPLUS at 1-800-788-1467 or Join Now.
Once you're a BETAPLUS member, your BETA Nurse will be in touch with you regularly as the chart below shows. You can also call your BETA Nurse any time you have questions.
"Something I really love about BETAPLUS are the BETA Nurses. I take my injection at night; so if I have any questions at say 2 o'clock in the morning, I can call my BETA Nurse, Anne. And, if she's not available then there is a nurse on call. They make you feel like you're important, like you matter."* —Eileen, started BETASERON in 1993
*Results based on Eileen's experience. Individual results may vary.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
BETASERON® (interferon beta-1b) is indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis to reduce the frequency of clinical exacerbations. Patients with multiple sclerosis in whom efficacy has been demonstrated include patients who have experienced a first clinical episode and have MRI features consistent with multiple sclerosis.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
The most commonly reported adverse reactions are lymphopenia, injection-site reaction, asthenia, flu-like symptom complex, headache, and pain. Gradual dose titration and use of analgesics during treatment initiation may help reduce flu-like symptoms. BETASERON should be used with caution in patients with depression. Injection-site necrosis has been reported in 4% of patients in controlled trials. Patients should be advised of the importance of rotating injection sites. Female patients should be warned about the potential risk to pregnancy. Cases of anaphylaxis have been reported rarely. See "Warnings," "Precautions," and "Adverse Reactions" sections of full Prescribing Information.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
For important risk and use information, please see the full prescribing information.
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** In a survey of 199 physicians conducted by JZM/Phoenix Healthcare Practice, BETAPLUS, an MS patient support program for those on Betaseron, was rated "best" for affordable therapy, copay assistance, and nurse access and training, compared to MS support programs from Avonex, Copaxone, and Rebif. Attitude, Awareness and Use Tracking Study Among Physicians June 2008.
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