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What is Butorphanol?

Management of moderate-to-severe pain including migraine headache pain; preoperative medication; supplement to balanced anesthesia; management of pain during labor. Available as nasal spray and injections.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Migraine Headaches 5 0
Other 2 2
Migraine 2 1
Migraines 1 0
pain managment 1 0
severe head pain/burn 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

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

Most commonly reported side effects

Nasal congestion
1 33%
dry mouth
1 33%
Drowsiness
1 33%
impaired driving
1 33%
Bad taste in mouth
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  10mg/mL as needed 1g as needed 2 as needed 2mg as needed as needed 1 mg daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Butorphanol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
2 67% Side effects too severe: 67%
Did not seem to work
1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice
1 33% Doctor's advice: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Butorphanol

Currently Taking Butorphanol

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

Stopped Taking Butorphanol

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 67%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 33%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 33%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.