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Biperiden Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Akineton
What is Biperiden?
Biperiden is an anti-Parkinson's agent and an anticholinergic that is used in the therapy of all forms of Parkinsonism and for control of extrapyramidal symptoms secondary to antipsychotics.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinson's Disease PD | 2 |
|
1 | ||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Muscle spasms | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Excess saliva | 1 | 0 |
See all 5 patients currently taking Biperiden
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Side effects too severe
|
2 | 100% |
|
|
Doctor's advice
|
1 | 50% |
|
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Patient Evaluations
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- masato
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- masato
- 4 mg daily
- since Oct 06, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Parkinson's Disease PD
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Side Effects
Mild
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Report created on March 10, 2010.