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What is ProAmatine?

ProAmatine® is a brand name for midodrine. It is used in the treatment of symptomatic orthostatic hypotension (drop in blood pressure upon standing). It is also used as an investigational drug in the management of urinary incontinence.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Neurally Mediated Hypotension (NMH) 3 2 Efficacy_major
Low blood pressure 2 1 Efficacy_major
Orthostatic intolerance 1 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 0

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

Sleepiness 1
Itchy scalp 1
Tiredness increased 1

Reported Dosages

  2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

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Currently Taking ProAmatine

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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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of ProAmatine

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 2 100%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of ProAmatine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of ProAmatine

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

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Report created on May 26, 2012.