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Logo: AUBAGIO 14 mg
Super: Please see Important Safety Information toward the end of this
video.
Title: Teri’s Story
Super: Actual AUBAGIO patient who has been compensated by Genzyme.
Individual experiences may vary.
Teri: My name is Teri and I’m from Tennessee. I’m currently taking AUBAGIO for
my relapsing remitting MS.
Super: Teri is taking AUBAGIO (teriflunomide) 14 mg.
Teri: I am a working mom, I’m 36. I work full-time as a school psychologist, and I
have a son named Liam that I adore. And I’ve been married to my husband Mark
for almost 11 years.
I’m a caregiver by nature. I love to make people feel welcome in my home. I love
to cook something for them. I also like to impress them a little bit. Everybody likes
a sweet treat. Making cupcakes is a very fun activity. It makes people feel like a
kid again. There’s nothing better than seeing that people are satisfied.
Title: “my symptoms came out of nowhere”
Teri: I was diagnosed on September 27th, 1999 with relapsing remitting MS. My
symptoms were a fast onset. Out of nowhere, um I had vertigo, and then I had
double vision, within a few days it progressed to half of my face becoming
paralyzed. Those symptoms started probably about two weeks before I was
finally diagnosed. I was 21 at the time.
I was initially shocked and scared, but I knew that I would still be able to have a
life, because I actually knew someone living with MS. So that gave me a little bit
of hope. When I sat in the neurologists waiting room, the thought did come
through my head, “oh my gosh, am I going to need a cane in a few years?” “I
thought well, will someone want to marry me down the road? Will I be able to be
a mother?”
Title: “it was not fun giving myself injections”
Teri: I started on a daily injection very soon after my diagnosis. It was not fun
giving myself an injection. But I just had to do it. I had to buck up and be a big girl
and, and do it. All together, I was on injections for around 10 years. Then I had a
relapse. That’s when I found out about AUBAGIO.
Title: “I get on with my day”
Teri: I started taking AUBAGIO 14 mg in November of 2012. For me, AUBAGIO
is less stress. It makes me feel, like I am actively doing something to help
prevent future disability with my MS. I take it in the morning at the same time, 7
AM, and I just get on with my day.
Super: Individual experiences may vary.
Teri: I did experience two GI side effects. They were very mild, lasted around
four to six weeks, and were very tolerable. Very reasonable trade off.
After I made my decision to begin AUBAGIO, it was a process. There were blood
tests that had to be conducted in order to make sure that everything was ok for
me to begin. I had to take a pregnancy test to ensure that I was not pregnant at
the time. There was also a TB test.
Super: Speak to your doctor about monitoring requirements for the first 6
months of taking AUBAGIO.
Teri: When I started on AUBAGIO, my doctor said I needed to use effective birth
control. It was a little bit personal but it was necessary. When I talked to my
physician about possibly becoming pregnant in the near future. My doctor told
me about an accelerated elimination process…if or whenever I decide to have
another child.
Super: Individual experiences may vary.
Teri: Since being on AUBAGIO, I have not experienced any additional relapses.
Title: “I see my life in ability”
Teri: When I think of AUBAGIO, I think of success. MS is life changing. I don’t let
MS define me, I never have. I always try to see my life in ability, not future
disabilities. I don’t look into my life as having a black cloud above it called MS.
It’s not something I want to define me. It’s not something that I want to make me
feel like less of a person — or less able. That’s how I view my MS.
AUBAGIO® (teriflunomide) is a prescription medicine used to treat relapsing
forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Do not take AUBAGIO:
 If you have severe liver problems. AUBAGIO may cause serious liver
problems, which can be life-threatening. Your risk may be higher if you
take other medicines that affect your liver. Your healthcare provider should do
blood tests to check your liver within 6 months before you start AUBAGIO and
monthly for 6 months after starting AUBAGIO.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop any of these
symptoms of liver problems: nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, loss of appetite,
tiredness, yellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes, or dark urine.
 If you take a medicine called leflunomide.
 If you are pregnant or are of childbearing potential and not using
effective birth control. AUBAGIO may harm an unborn baby. You should
have a pregnancy test before starting AUBAGIO. After stopping AUBAGIO,
continue to use effective birth control until you have made sure your blood
levels of AUBAGIO are lowered. If you become pregnant while taking
AUBAGIO or within 2 years after stopping, tell your healthcare provider right
away and enroll in the AUBAGIO Pregnancy Registry at 1-800-745-4447,
option 2.
It is not known if AUBAGIO passes into breast milk. Your healthcare provider
can help you decide if you should take AUBAGIO or breastfeed — you should
not do both at the same time.
If you are a man whose partner plans to become pregnant, you should stop
taking AUBAGIO and talk with your healthcare provider about reducing the levels
of AUBAGIO in your blood. If your partner does not plan to become pregnant,
use effective birth control while taking AUBAGIO.
AUBAGIO may stay in your blood for up to 2 years after you stop taking it.
Your healthcare provider can prescribe a medicine that can remove AUBAGIO
from your body quickly.
Before taking AUBAGIO, talk with your healthcare provider if you have: liver
or kidney problems; a fever or infection, or if you are unable to fight infections;
numbness or tingling in your hands or feet that is different from your MS
symptoms; diabetes; serious skin problems when taking other medicines;
breathing problems; or high blood pressure. Your healthcare provider will check
your white blood cell count and TB test before you start AUBAGIO. Talk with your
healthcare provider if you take or are planning to take other medicines (especially
medicines for treating cancer or controlling your immune system), vaccines,
vitamins or herbal supplements.
AUBAGIO may cause serious side effects, including: reduced white blood
cell count — this may cause you to have more infections; numbness or tingling in
your hands or feet that is different from your MS symptoms; kidney problems;
high potassium levels in your blood; serious skin problems; breathing problems
(new or worsening); and high blood pressure.
The most common side effects when taking AUBAGIO include: abnormal
liver test results; hair thinning or loss; diarrhea; flu; upset stomach; and burning
or prickling feeling in your skin. These are not all the side effects of AUBAGIO.
Tell your healthcare provider about any side effect that bothers you.
Consult your healthcare provider if you have questions about your health or any
medications you may be taking, including AUBAGIO.
You are encouraged to report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit http://www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including boxed WARNING, and
Medication Guide.
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