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What is Betahistine?

Betahistine is an antihistamine agent used for the treatment of Meniere's disease (to decrease episodes of vertigo).

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Vertigo 3 2
Other 2 0
Dizziness 2 0
Nausea 1 0
Headaches 1 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 100%

Dosages

  8 mg daily 16 mg daily 45 mg daily 48 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Betahistine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 50% Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended
2 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Side effects too severe
1 25% Side effects too severe: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Betahistine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Betahistine

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

Stopped Taking Betahistine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.