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What is Methocarbamol?

Methocarbamol is a muscle relaxant used to relieve pain and discomfort caused by strains, sprains, and other muscle injuries. It is available in an oral preparation, as an intramuscular injection and for intravenous infusion.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Muscle spasms 124 37 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle pain 52 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 40 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 19 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 15 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 10 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 232 patients currently taking Methocarbamol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 7
Moderate
 9
Mild
 21
None
 33

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

Drowsiness 7
Nausea 6
Grogginess 4
Weight gain 3
Stomach upset 2
Dizziness 2
See all 22 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Methocarbamol. See all 37 dosages ►

  750mg as needed 500mg as needed 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 2,250 mg daily 3,000 mg daily 4,500 mg daily
  24 Number of Patients: 24 26 Number of Patients: 26 24 Number of Patients: 24 18 Number of Patients: 18 16 Number of Patients: 16 38 Number of Patients: 38 5 Number of Patients: 5 15 Number of Patients: 15 15 Number of Patients: 15 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methocarbamol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 37   Did not seem to work: 51%
Doctor's advice 14   Doctor's advice: 19%
Other 11   Other: 15%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Side effects too severe 9   Side effects too severe: 13%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 70 patients who’ve stopped taking Methocarbamol

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

Currently Taking Methocarbamol

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

Stopped Taking Methocarbamol

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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 Methocarbamol

Always
 40 57%
Usually
 16 23%
Sometimes
 9 13%
Never
 5 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Methocarbamol

Very
 3 4%
Somewhat
 8 11%
A little
 13 19%
Not at all
 46 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Methocarbamol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 3%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 37 97%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.