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What is Prochlorperazine?

Prochlorperazine is used for the management of nausea and vomiting. Also used for psychotic disorders including schizophrenia and anxiety. Available in tablets, suppositories and injectable forms.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Nausea 7 1
Nausea/Vomiting 6 1
Other 6 2
Migraine 4 0
Severe vomiting 2 0
Support another treatment 2 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 25%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 50%
None
1 25%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
2 50%
major increase in PD symptoms
1 25%
All PD symptoms greatly increased
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Prochlorperazine. See all 11 dosages ►

  10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 2.5mg as needed 25mg as needed 5mg/mL as needed mg as needed 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prochlorperazine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
3 43% Course of treatment ended: 43%
Did not seem to work
1 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Personal research
1 14% Personal research: 14%
Doctor's advice
1 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Side effects too severe
1 14% Side effects too severe: 14%
Other
1 14% Other: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Prochlorperazine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Prochlorperazine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
2
7
1
3

Stopped Taking Prochlorperazine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
1
0
1
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 25%
Usually
2 50%
Sometimes
1 25%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 25%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 25%
Not at all
2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 75%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.