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What is Temazepam?

Temazepam is a benzodiazepine used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Off label it is used for the treatment of anxiety; adjunct in the treatment of depression; and management of panic attacks.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Insomnia 228 75 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Sleep problems 44 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 34 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Difficulty sleeping through night 22 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Anxious mood 9 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Joint pain 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 18
Mild
 16
None
 72

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

Slow to wake in morning 8
Brain fog 7
Wake up several times during the night 6
Problems concentrating 5
Difficulty falling asleep 5
Sedation 5
See all 33 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Temazepam. See all 24 dosages ►

  15mg as needed 10mg as needed 30mg as needed 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 22.5 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily
  21 Number of Patients: 21 13 Number of Patients: 13 23 Number of Patients: 23 19 Number of Patients: 19 11 Number of Patients: 11 64 Number of Patients: 64 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 116 Number of Patients: 116 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Temazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 44   Did not seem to work: 42%
Doctor's advice 31   Doctor's advice: 30%
Other 15   Other: 14%
Side effects too severe 12   Side effects too severe: 11%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 10%
Course of treatment ended 10   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Expense 2   Expense: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

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

Currently Taking Temazepam

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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 Temazepam

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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 Temazepam

Always
 80 71%
Usually
 19 17%
Sometimes
 9 8%
Never
 4 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Temazepam

Very
 3 3%
Somewhat
 6 5%
A little
 16 14%
Not at all
 87 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Temazepam

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 3%
$25-49
 5 7%
< $25
 66 90%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.