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What is Pseudoephedrine?

Pseudoephedrine is a nasal decongestant. It works by causing narrowing of the blood vessels in the nasal passages. It is used to relieve nasal congestion caused by colds, allergies, and hay fever, and sinus congestion and pressure. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

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

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Pseudoephedrine. See all 13 dosages ►

  120 mg as needed 120mg as needed 2 30mg as needed 2 60mg as needed 30mg as needed 3 30mg/5mL as needed 60mg as needed mg as needed 7.5 mg/0.8 mL daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 120 mg daily 240 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pseudoephedrine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
4 40% Course of treatment ended: 40%
Doctor's advice
2 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe
2 20% Side effects too severe: 20%
Other
2 20% Other: 20%
Did not seem to work
1 10% Did not seem to work: 10%
Personal research
1 10% Personal research: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Pseudoephedrine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Pseudoephedrine

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

Stopped Taking Pseudoephedrine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
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%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.