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What is Atovaquone?

Atovaquone is used to treat Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). It comes as a liquid to take by mouth and is usually taken with food every 8 hours for 21 days.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Babesiosis 4 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Lyme Disease 3 0
Prevent infection 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Anti-infective 2 0
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) 1 0

See all 9 patients currently taking Atovaquone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 2

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

Stomach upset 1
Jarisch-Herxeimer reaction 1

Reported Dosages

  750 mg/5 mL weekly 750 mg/5 mL daily 2 x 750 mg/5 mL daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Atovaquone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 50%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 33%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 17%
Expense 1   Expense: 8%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Atovaquone

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

Currently Taking Atovaquone

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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 Atovaquone

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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 Atovaquone

Always
 4 80%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Atovaquone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 40%
A little
 1 20%
Not at all
 2 40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Atovaquone

$200+
 1 20%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 20%
$25-49
 1 20%
< $25
 2 40%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.