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What is Piroxicam?

Piroxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAID) used to provide relief from pain, tenderness, swelling, and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Chronic pain 10 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 9 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 7 1 Efficacy_slight
Pain 3 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 2 1 Efficacy_major
Muscle and joint pain 1 0

See all 28 patients currently taking Piroxicam

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 6

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

Constipation 1

Reported Dosages

  20mg as needed 10 mg daily 20 daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Piroxicam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 7   Did not seem to work: 54%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 31%
Other 3   Other: 23%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 23%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 8%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 8%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 8%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Piroxicam

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

Currently Taking Piroxicam

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

Stopped Taking Piroxicam

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Piroxicam

Always
 6 60%
Usually
 1 10%
Sometimes
 2 20%
Never
 1 10%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Piroxicam

Very
 1 10%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 3 30%
Not at all
 6 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Piroxicam

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 14%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 6 86%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.