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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
6 11%
Moderate
7 13%
Mild
17 31%
None
25 45%

Most commonly reported side effects

Muscle weakness
13 24%
Fatigue
12 22%
Sleepiness
11 20%
Urinary frequency
9 16%
Made me wobbly when walking
8 15%
Dry mouth (xerostomia)
3 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Baclofen. See all 44 dosages ►

  0.05mg/mL as needed 0mg as needed 10mg as needed 20 mg as needed 2 10mg as needed as needed daily 0.05 mg daily 0.05 mg/mL daily 0.1 mg daily 0.225 mg daily 0.35 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 2 daily 2 mg daily 5 mg daily 5.5 mg daily 8 daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 120 mg weekly 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 mcg daily 140 mg daily 150 mg daily 180 mg daily 900 mcg daily 1240 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 37 Number of Patients: 37 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 62 Number of Patients: 62 2 Number of Patients: 2 55 Number of Patients: 55 38 Number of Patients: 38 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 44 Number of Patients: 44 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
27 44% Side effects too severe: 44%
Did not seem to work
20 32% Did not seem to work: 32%
Other
9 15% Other: 15%
Doctor's advice
5 8% Doctor's advice: 8%
Not indicated
3 5% Not indicated: 5%
Personal research
2 3% Personal research: 3%

See all 59 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
0
7
15
33
38
88

Stopped Taking Baclofen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
12
10
9
8
10

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
39 71%
Usually
10 18%
Sometimes
3 5%
Never
3 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 7%
Somewhat
3 5%
A little
10 18%
Not at all
38 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
3 5%
< $25
33 60%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.