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What is Etodolac?

Etodolac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is used to relieve pain, tenderness, swelling, and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It is also used to control other types of pain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 35 8 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Arthritis pain 29 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 21 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Muscle pain 12 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 7 0
Generalized muscle aches 4 1 Efficacy_none

See all 105 patients currently taking Etodolac

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 3
Mild
 3
None
 15

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

Stomach pain 2
Ringing in ears (tinnitus) 1
Nausea 1
Heartburn 1
Blurry vision 1
Diarrhea 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Etodolac. See all 20 dosages ►

  500mg as needed 400mg as needed 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 6 Number of Patients: 6 10 Number of Patients: 10 29 Number of Patients: 29 15 Number of Patients: 15 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Etodolac (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 13   Did not seem to work: 54%
Side effects too severe 8   Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 5   Other: 21%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 17%

See all 24 patients who’ve stopped taking Etodolac

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

Currently Taking Etodolac

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

Stopped Taking Etodolac

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Etodolac

Always
 16 70%
Usually
 4 17%
Sometimes
 3 13%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Etodolac

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 1 4%
Not at all
 21 91%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Etodolac

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 13 93%

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Report created on May 23, 2012.