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What is Baclofen?

Baclofen is a skeletal muscle relaxant and antispastic agent used for the treatment of reversible spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord lesions.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
8 12%
Moderate
7 11%
Mild
25 38%
None
25 38%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
18 44%
Muscle weakness
15 37%
Fatigue
13 32%
Urinary frequency
11 27%
Staggering walk
8 20%
Dry mouth
5 12%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Baclofen. See all 45 dosages ►

  0.05mg/mL as needed 10mg as needed 20 mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 10mg as needed as needed daily 0.05 mg daily 0.05 mg/mL daily 0.075 mg daily 0.15 mg daily 0.225 mg daily 0.35 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 2 daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 5 mg daily 5.5 mg daily 8 daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 daily 60 mg daily 70 g daily 70 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 daily 80 mg daily 90 daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 140 mg daily 150 mg daily 167 mcg daily 180 mg daily 900 mcg daily 1240 mcg daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 41 Number of Patients: 41 6 Number of Patients: 6 70 Number of Patients: 70 1 Number of Patients: 1 59 Number of Patients: 59 43 Number of Patients: 43 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 48 Number of Patients: 48 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 29 Number of Patients: 29 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Baclofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
28 39% Side effects too severe: 39%
Did not seem to work
26 36% Did not seem to work: 36%
Other
10 14% Other: 14%
Doctor's advice
8 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Not indicated
3 4% Not indicated: 4%
Personal research
2 3% Personal research: 3%
Course of treatment ended
1 1% Course of treatment ended: 1%

See all 68 patients who’ve stopped taking Baclofen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Baclofen

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

Stopped Taking Baclofen

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
48 74%
Usually
12 18%
Sometimes
3 5%
Never
2 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 6%
Somewhat
3 5%
A little
9 14%
Not at all
49 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 2%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
4 6%
< $25
39 60%

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Report created on March 20, 2010.