There are a number of
different elements available to you:
Medical Information
- Some brief background on MS - there are links at the end of this site to other web sites with
more information
- Information about the treatments for MS
- Details of who is eligible to receive these drugs on the NHS
- Evidence on how well they work
- Information on side effects
Other people's experiences
- Audio interviews of patients' experiences: people who were faced with the same decision
as you, discuss how they made their choices
- Videos showing how the drugs interferon beta and glatiramer acetate are injected
Frequently asked questions
We asked a number of people with MS, consultants and specialist nurses about the questions which come
up most frequently. In this section you'll find a comprehensive list of questions with answers devised
by our medical team.
An interactive decision aid for choices about the self-injected DMDs (interferon beta and glatiramer
acetate) which includes
- A series of questions about your own priorities and preferences
- A table showing you how each of the drugs available rates against the
things which you found important
- A summary document which you can print out and take to your specialist
team so that they know all the factors which are important to you
