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Felodipine Treatment Report
Category: Prescription Drugs
What is Felodipine?
Felodipine is a calcium-channel blocker used in the treatment of high blood pressure. Whilst taking this drug, drinking grapefruit juice is counterindicated due to a possible toxic reaction.
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Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 3 | 1 |
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| Elevated blood pressure | 3 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Hypertention | 2 | 1 |
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| Other | 2 | 1 |
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| Doctor recommendation | 1 | 0 |
See all 11 patients currently taking Felodipine
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 |  |
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| Doctor's advice | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Felodipine
Always |
2 | 67% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 33% |
|
Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
|
Never |
0 | 0% |
|
Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Felodipine
Very |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
|
A little |
0 | 0% |
|
Not at all |
3 | 100% |
|
Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Felodipine
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
|
$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
|
$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
|
< $25 |
1 | 100% |
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See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Report created on February 09, 2012.