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What is Atomoxetine?

Atomoxetine, is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) 56 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Problems concentrating 20 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 16 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 7 1 Efficacy_major
Treat my mood condition(s) 6 2 Efficacy_major
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 5 2 Efficacy_moderate

See all 70 patients currently taking Atomoxetine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 9
Moderate
 14
Mild
 7
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Atomoxetine

Constipation 6
Nausea 6
Elevated blood pressure 3
Loss of appetite 3
Drowsiness 3
Tiredness increased 2
See all 33 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Atomoxetine. See all 12 dosages ►

  10 mg daily 18 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 20 Number of Patients: 20 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Atomoxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 31   Did not seem to work: 51%
Side effects too severe 27   Side effects too severe: 44%
Other 10   Other: 16%
Doctor's advice 10   Doctor's advice: 16%
Expense 6   Expense: 10%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 3%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 3%

See all 57 patients who’ve stopped taking Atomoxetine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Atomoxetine

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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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0

Stopped Taking Atomoxetine

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Atomoxetine

Always
 24 62%
Usually
 12 31%
Sometimes
 3 8%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Atomoxetine

Very
 1 3%
Somewhat
 6 15%
A little
 11 28%
Not at all
 21 54%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Atomoxetine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 5%
$50-99
 6 30%
$25-49
 9 45%
< $25
 4 20%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.