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What is Aciphex?

Aciphex is a brand name for the drug Rabeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of gastric ulcers or heartburn.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 80 20 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 23 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 8 1 Efficacy_moderate
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 6 0
Esophageal spasms 3 0
Heartburn 3 0

See all 115 patients currently taking Aciphex

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 4
None
 24

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

Nausea 1
Headaches 1
Throw up if drink alcohol 1

Reported Dosages

  20mg as needed 60 mg as needed daily 1 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 91 Number of Patients: 91 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Aciphex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 10   Doctor's advice: 25%
Other 9   Other: 23%
Expense 7   Expense: 18%
Change in health plan coverage 5   Change in health plan coverage: 13%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 13%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 8%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 5%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 5%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped taking Aciphex

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

Currently Taking Aciphex

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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

Stopped Taking Aciphex

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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 Aciphex

Always
 25 83%
Usually
 2 7%
Sometimes
 2 7%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Aciphex

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 10%
A little
 4 13%
Not at all
 23 77%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Aciphex

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 2 8%
$50-99
 3 12%
$25-49
 10 40%
< $25
 9 36%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.