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What is Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine?

The combination of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine is in a class of medications called central nervous system stimulants. It is used as part of a treatment program for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Also used to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder causing sudden sleep attacks.

Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 29
Moderate
 101
Mild
 160
None
 126

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 42
Insomnia 39
Weight loss 37
Anxious mood 27
Always feel urgent need to be doing something productive 21
Headaches 19
See all 148 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine. See all 48 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  13 Number of Patients: 13 38 Number of Patients: 38 122 Number of Patients: 122 36 Number of Patients: 36 208 Number of Patients: 208 23 Number of Patients: 23 161 Number of Patients: 161 121 Number of Patients: 121 138 Number of Patients: 138 16 Number of Patients: 16  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 70   Side effects too severe: 29%
Did not seem to work 69   Did not seem to work: 29%
Other 64   Other: 27%
Doctor's advice 48   Doctor's advice: 20%
Expense 19   Expense: 8%
Personal research 17   Personal research: 7%
Not indicated 8   Not indicated: 3%
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 6   Change in health plan coverage: 3%

See all 221 patients who’ve stopped taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

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

Currently Taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

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

Stopped Taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

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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 Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

Always
 266 64%
Usually
 114 27%
Sometimes
 31 7%
Never
 5 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

Very
 10 2%
Somewhat
 42 10%
A little
 74 18%
Not at all
 290 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

$200+
 4 1%
$100-199
 18 6%
$50-99
 26 8%
$25-49
 50 16%
< $25
 211 68%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.