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What is Amitiza?

Amitza is a brand name for the drug Lubiprostone, a drug used in the treatment of chronic constipation. It works both to soften the stool and initiate bowel movements.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Constipation 47 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Bowel irritability 17 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Bowel problems 16 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
constipation due to side effects of medicine 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) 4 0
General health 2 0

See all 70 patients currently taking Amitiza

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 4
Mild
 6
None
 11

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

Nausea 1
Dizziness 1
Diarrhea 1
Chest pain 1
Nausea and vomiting 1
Loose stools 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Amitiza. See all 14 dosages ►

  8mcg as needed 24 mcg weekly 8 mcg daily 16 mcg daily 24 daily 24 mcg daily 48 mcg daily 72 mcg daily 96 mcg daily 192 mcg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 28 Number of Patients: 28 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amitiza (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 38%
Other 6   Other: 38%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 19%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 13%
Expense 2   Expense: 13%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 6%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Amitiza

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

Currently Taking Amitiza

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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 Amitiza

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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 Amitiza

Always
 14 64%
Usually
 6 27%
Sometimes
 2 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Amitiza

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 1 5%
A little
 4 18%
Not at all
 16 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Amitiza

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 8%
$50-99
 2 17%
$25-49
 1 8%
< $25
 8 67%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.