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What is Perphenazine?

Perphenazine is an antiemetic and an antipsychotic agent. It is used for the treatment of schizophrenia and severe nausea and vomiting.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bipolar rapid cycling 3 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Bipolar Disorder 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Anxious mood 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
stop recurring nightmare/flashbacks 1 0
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 8 patients currently taking Perphenazine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 1
None
 2

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

Weight gain 2
Acid reflux 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Tightness in mouth 1
Tiredness 1
Eye Tics 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  1 mg daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 16 mg daily 28 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Perphenazine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 33%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 17%

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

Currently Taking Perphenazine

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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
0
0

Stopped Taking Perphenazine

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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 Perphenazine

Always
 6 86%
Usually
 1 14%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Perphenazine

Very
 1 14%
Somewhat
 2 29%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 57%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Perphenazine

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

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Report created on May 25, 2012.