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What is Trimethoprim?

An antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections. Also used in combination with other drugs to treat certain types of pneumonia and to treat "travelers' diarrhea".

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
UTI symptoms 5 3 Efficacy_major
Bladder problems 4 0
Other 3 1 Efficacy_slight
Prevent infection 1 1 Efficacy_major
Recurring Urinary Tract Infection UTI 1 0
Infection 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 9 patients currently taking Trimethoprim

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 5

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

Loss of appetite 1

Reported Dosages

  daily 1 other daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Trimethoprim (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 67%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 17%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 17%
Other 1   Other: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Trimethoprim

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

Currently Taking Trimethoprim

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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
0

Stopped Taking Trimethoprim

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Trimethoprim

Always
 4 80%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Trimethoprim

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 5 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Trimethoprim

$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.