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What is Enoxaparin?

Enoxaparin is a form of the anticoagulant (anti-clotting) heparin. It is used to prevent deep vein thromboses by thinning the blood and so reducing the likelihood of a clot forming.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Prevent blood clotting 12 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) 12 1 Efficacy_major
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome 9 1 Efficacy_major
Blood Clot 6 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Pulmonary Embolism 4 0
Other 3 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 21 patients currently taking Enoxaparin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 5
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Enoxaparin

Hives (urticaria) 1
Injection site reaction 1
Bleed easily 1
Bruise easily 1
Subdural hematoma or hemorrhage 1
Rash on torso 1

Reported Dosages

  100mg/mL as needed 30 mg/0.3 mL daily 40 mg/0.4 mL daily 80 mg/0.8 mL daily 100 mg daily 120 mg/0.8 mL daily 2 x 60 mg/0.6 mL daily 2 x 80 mg/0.8 mL daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Enoxaparin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 26   Course of treatment ended: 70%
Other 7   Other: 19%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 16%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 3%
Expense 1   Expense: 3%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 3%

See all 35 patients who’ve stopped taking Enoxaparin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Enoxaparin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0

Stopped Taking Enoxaparin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Enoxaparin

Always
 11 85%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Enoxaparin

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 5 38%
A little
 3 23%
Not at all
 4 31%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Enoxaparin

$200+
 3 30%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 10%
$25-49
 1 10%
< $25
 5 50%

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Report created on May 23, 2012.