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What is Glycopyrrolate?

Glycopyrrolate is an anticholinergic drug which slows the activity of the salivary glands, stomach and intestinal tract, thus relieving cramping and reducing acid secretion. It is commonlu used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, but also has a specific use in ALS/MND of reducing excess saliva. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 20%
None
4 80%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Glycopyrrolate. See all 16 dosages ►

  daily 0.2 mg daily 0.2 mg/mL daily 0.4 mg daily 0.8 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.2 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 50 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 8 Number of Patients: 8 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Glycopyrrolate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
6 55% Did not seem to work: 55%
Side effects too severe
4 36% Side effects too severe: 36%
Personal research
1 9% Personal research: 9%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Glycopyrrolate

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Glycopyrrolate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
2
6
9
6

Stopped Taking Glycopyrrolate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
2
2
2
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 60%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 20%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
5 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 20%
< $25
4 80%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 23, 2009.