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Morphine Sulfate Immediate Release can be delivered via an internally implanted or external pump that provides the prescribed amount of intravenous or epidural analgesic. The amount delivered is either preset or can be patient controlled with preset parameters.
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| Pain | 4 | 2 |
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| Chronic pain | 3 | 1 |
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| Other | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Support quality of life | 1 | 1 |
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| PLIF surgery has caused a Flare Up | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Inability to stand for long periods | 1 | 1 |
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See all 8 patients currently taking Morphine Pump
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Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Morphine Pump
| Lethargy | 1 | |
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| Seizures | 1 | |
| Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia) | 1 |
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course of treatment ended | 2 | ||
| Did not seem to work | 1 | ||
| Side effects too severe | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Change in health plan coverage | 1 |
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Morphine Pump
Always |
3 | 75% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
1 | 25% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Morphine Pump
Very |
1 | 25% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
1 | 25% |
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Not at all |
2 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Morphine Pump
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
1 | 33% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
2 | 67% |
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Report created on February 10, 2012.