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Brand Names: Bentyl

What is Dicyclomine? Dicyclomine is an anticholinergic medication used to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. It relieves muscle spasms in the gastrointestinal tract. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

11 patients in the community are taking or have taken Dicyclomine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3 27%
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 3 27%
Bowel problems 3 27%
Stomach pain 2 18%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Dicyclomine.

  0 mg none 4 mg day 10 mg none 10 mg day 10 day 30 mg day 40 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Dicyclomine or how long patients were taking Dicyclomine before stopping.

Currently taking Dicyclomine

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

Stopped taking Dicyclomine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
1
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Dicyclomine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2 100% Did not seem to work: 100%
Side effects too severe 1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 50% 1
Moderate 50% 1

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 33% 1
None 67% 2

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

See all evaluation results for Dicyclomine



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