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What is Metaxalone?

Metaxalone is a skeletal muscle relaxant. It is used for the relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Muscle spasms 86 27 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 58 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 49 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain 31 7 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Neck pain 16 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Muscle pain 15 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 194 patients currently taking Metaxalone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 8
Mild
 17
None
 37

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

Sleepiness 10
Stiffness/Spasticity 2
Constipation 2
Drowsiness 2
Dizziness and feeling faint 2
Nausea and vomiting 2
See all 16 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Metaxalone. See all 17 dosages ►

  3 800mg as needed 800 mg all the time (24/7) 800mg as needed 400mg as needed 400 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,600 mg daily 2,400 mg daily 3,200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 41 Number of Patients: 41 13 Number of Patients: 13 17 Number of Patients: 17 42 Number of Patients: 42 5 Number of Patients: 5 25 Number of Patients: 25 30 Number of Patients: 30 13 Number of Patients: 13  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Metaxalone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 44   Did not seem to work: 45%
Other 20   Other: 20%
Expense 14   Expense: 14%
Course of treatment ended 13   Course of treatment ended: 13%
Side effects too severe 11   Side effects too severe: 11%
Doctor's advice 11   Doctor's advice: 11%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%

See all 92 patients who’ve stopped taking Metaxalone

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

Currently Taking Metaxalone

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

Stopped Taking Metaxalone

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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 Metaxalone

Always
 37 58%
Usually
 13 20%
Sometimes
 11 17%
Never
 3 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Metaxalone

Very
 4 6%
Somewhat
 6 9%
A little
 4 6%
Not at all
 50 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Metaxalone

$200+
 1 2%
$100-199
 2 5%
$50-99
 9 21%
$25-49
 12 29%
< $25
 18 43%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.