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What is Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen?

This is a combination analgesic that combines propoxyphene, an opioid analgesic and acetaminophen (APAP), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for use in mild to moderate pain.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	121	21
Other	26	4
Pain, all over (generalized)	14	4
Back pain	9	2
Headaches	6	0
Support another treatment	5	1
Muscle Pain	5	3
Pain, chronic	4	0
Pain, hips	4	1
Breakthrough pain	4	2
degenerative lumbar disc	3	2
Pain, neck/shoulder	2	1
joint pain	2	1
General health	2	0
Stiffness	2	1
muscle pain, legs, tendons, ankles, hands, wrist and lower arms	2	0
Migraine Headaches	1	0
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy)	1	0
chronic pain	1	0
Headaches and neck pain	1	0
Facet Arthritis/Numb Leg	1	0
Mobility	1	0
Fibromyalgia	1	0
status post surgery	1	0
Pain, leg	1	0
Pain: mid-back (bra-strap area)	1	0
Headaches Neck and Pain	1	0
Aches and pains	1	0

See all 28 reasons taken ▼

See all 200 patients currently taking Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0	0%
Moderate	4	10%
Mild	12	31%
None	23	59%

Most commonly reported side effects

makes me sleepy	6	15%
have had to increase dose to rid me of pain	6	15%
Constipation	5	13%
hard to wake up next morning	2	5%
Headaches	2	5%
Drowsiness	2	5%
tiredness	1	3%
dry mouth	1	3%
Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux)	1	3%
tired behind eyes	1	3%
Too much tylenol in medication	1	3%
Dizziness	1	3%
slight paranoia	1	3%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 13 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen. See all 58 dosages ►

0.5 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	100mg as needed	100 other as needed	100other as needed	100 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	120mg as needed	1other as needed	200mg as needed	2 napsylate325mg-50mg as needed	2 napsylate500mg-100mg as needed	2 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	300 mg all the time (24/7)	300mg as needed	350mg as needed	4mg as needed	4 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	4 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	600mg as needed	650 mg as needed	650mg as needed	6hours as needed	6 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	napsylate325mg-100mg as needed	napsylate 325 mg-50 mg as needed	napsylate325mg-50mg as needed	napsylate 500 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7)	napsylate500mg-100mg as needed	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7)	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	1 mg daily	25 mg daily	65 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	300 mg daily	napsylate 325 mg-100 mg daily	napsylate 325 mg-50 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	napsylate 500 mg-100 mg daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	900 mg daily	2 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	1500 mg daily	3 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	6 x napsylate 325 mg-100 mg daily	4 x napsylate 500 mg-100 mg daily	4 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	5 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	6 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily
1	20	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	3	1	3	1	2	50	1	1	1	2	4	1	5	1	1	4	1	2	4	1	1	15	1	5	1	9	1	2	8	2	3

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	18	33%
Course of treatment ended	16	29%
Doctor's advice	13	24%
Other	7	13%
Side effects too severe	4	7%

See all 52 patients who’ve stopped taking Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	14	14	26	25	42

Stopped Taking Propoxyphene-Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
12	10	7	6	6	9

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	14	36%
Usually	13	33%
Sometimes	11	28%
Never	1	3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	3	8%
Somewhat	3	8%
A little	11	28%
Not at all	22	56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	1	3%
$25-49	2	5%
< $25	28	72%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 39 patient evaluations

Gypsy

Sex: F

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Gypsy

100 mg daily

since Aug 20, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips I take this medication about an hour before bedtime, it takes the edge off without feeling loopy. See full evaluation

shorebgood

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: None

function: Little

external_stress: Most

Stickman: some

Description:F58y

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shorebgood

napsylate650mg-100mg as needed

since Dec 09, 2008
Efficacy Major for Support another treatment
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips It does make me sleepy yet only for a short time. You feel half awake and half asleep. See full evaluation

turkey3

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild

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turkey3

2 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed

since Jan 11, 2009
Efficacy Major for Other
Side Effects Moderate
See full evaluation

See all 39 patient evaluations

Report created on November 20, 2009.

0.5 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	100mg as needed	100 other as needed	100other as needed	100 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	120mg as needed	1other as needed	200mg as needed	2 napsylate325mg-50mg as needed	2 napsylate500mg-100mg as needed	2 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	300 mg all the time (24/7)	300mg as needed	350mg as needed	4mg as needed	4 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	4 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	600mg as needed	650 mg as needed	650mg as needed	6hours as needed	6 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	napsylate325mg-100mg as needed	napsylate 325 mg-50 mg as needed	napsylate325mg-50mg as needed	napsylate 500 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7)	napsylate500mg-100mg as needed	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7)	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	1 mg daily	25 mg daily	65 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	300 mg daily	napsylate 325 mg-100 mg daily	napsylate 325 mg-50 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	napsylate 500 mg-100 mg daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	900 mg daily	2 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	1500 mg daily	3 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	6 x napsylate 325 mg-100 mg daily	4 x napsylate 500 mg-100 mg daily	4 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	5 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	6 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily
1	20	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	3	1	3	1	2	50	1	1	1	2	4	1	5	1	1	4	1	2	4	1	1	15	1	5	1	9	1	2	8	2	3

0.5 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	100mg as needed	100 other as needed	100other as needed	100 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	120mg as needed	1other as needed	200mg as needed	2 napsylate325mg-50mg as needed	2 napsylate500mg-100mg as needed	2 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	300 mg all the time (24/7)	300mg as needed	350mg as needed	4mg as needed	4 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	4 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	600mg as needed	650 mg as needed	650mg as needed	6hours as needed	6 napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	napsylate325mg-100mg as needed	napsylate 325 mg-50 mg as needed	napsylate325mg-50mg as needed	napsylate 500 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7)	napsylate500mg-100mg as needed	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7)	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg as needed	napsylate650mg-100mg as needed	1 mg daily	25 mg daily	65 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	300 mg daily	napsylate 325 mg-100 mg daily	napsylate 325 mg-50 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	napsylate 500 mg-100 mg daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	900 mg daily	2 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	1500 mg daily	3 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	6 x napsylate 325 mg-100 mg daily	4 x napsylate 500 mg-100 mg daily	4 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	5 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily	6 x napsylate 650 mg-100 mg daily
1	20	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	3	1	3	1	2	50	1	1	1	2	4	1	5	1	1	4	1	2	4	1	1	15	1	5	1	9	1	2	8	2	3

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