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What is Alfuzosin?
Alfuzosin is an alpha-blocker used in men to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder problems | 21 | 3 |
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| Other | 5 | 1 |
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| Urinary problems | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Swollen prostate | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Support urinary health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Urinary urgency | 1 | 0 |
See all 30 patients currently taking Alfuzosin
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 7 |  |
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| Doctor's advice | 5 | |
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| Expense | 2 | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 2 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Alfuzosin
Always |
5 | 83% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
1 | 17% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Alfuzosin
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
3 | 50% |
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Not at all |
3 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Alfuzosin
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
1 | 33% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 33% |
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< $25 |
1 | 33% |
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Patient Evaluations
See all 6 patient evaluations
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- philiph
- 10 mg daily
- since Nov 14, 2008
- Efficacy for Bladder problems
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- expastrychef
- 10 mg daily
- since Feb 10, 2010
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Bladder problems
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 6 patient evaluations
Report created on May 24, 2012.