FoI Number
2023-601
Subject
Immunomodulatory Medications
Date Received
08/01/2024
Request and Response
  1. How many patients has your trust/health board treated in the past 6 months (for any disease) with the following drugs:
  • Aubagio (teriflunomide)                                                                   0                     
  • Avonex (interferon beta-1a)                                                            0
  • Betaferon (interferon beta-1b)                                                        0
  • Brabio (glatiramer acetate)                                                             <5
  • Copaxone (glatiramer acetate)                                          <5
  • Extavia (beta interferon-1b)                                                            <5 
  • Gilenya (fingolimod)                                                                         <5
  • Lemtrada (alemtuzumab)                                                    0
  • Kesimpta (ofatumumab)                                                                  0
  • Mavenclad (cladribine)                                                                    0
  • Mayzent (siponimod)                                                                       0
  • Ocrevus (ocrelizumab)                                                                    <5
  • Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a)                                                    0
  • Ponvory (ponesimod)                                                                       0
  • Rebif (beta interferon-1a)                                                   0
  • Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate)                                                        19 
  • Tysabri (natalizumab)                                                                      0
  • Tysabri (natalizumab) pre-filled syringes ONLY              0
  • Vumerity (diroximel fumarate)                                            0
  • Zeposia (ozanimod)                                                 0

Where we have given <5 answers, this is because NHS Shetland considers that providing more specific information carries a high risk of identifying individuals. As such and in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 38(1)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information constitutes personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of the data subjects.