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Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate Treatment Report
Category: Prescription Drugs
What is Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate?
This is a combination product of quinine benzoate and vitamin B1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) available internationally under the trade name of Hexaquine used for muscle cramping.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| Hand cramping | 1 | 1 |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 1 | 1 |
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| Muscle spasms | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Muscle pain | 1 | 1 |
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See all 2 patients currently taking Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate
| Nausea | 1 | |
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| Gagging (throat spasm) | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Did not seem to work | 2 |  |
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| Doctor's advice | 2 | |
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| Side effects too severe | 1 | |
See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Currently Taking Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate
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| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate
Always |
2 | 67% |
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Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
1 | 33% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
3 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
2 | 100% |
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Patient Evaluations
See all 3 patient evaluations
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- davalay
- 200 mg daily
- since Jan 10, 2011
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Muscle pain
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips If you feel leg cramps starting you can take this to relieve them quickly. See full evaluation
See all 3 patient evaluations
Report created on February 12, 2012.