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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 11 2
Constipation 5 1
Gastroparesis 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 100%

Dosages

  8 mcg daily 16 mcg daily 24 mcg daily 48 mcg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amitiza (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
1 100% Side effects too severe: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Amitiza

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Amitiza

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
2
4
4

Stopped Taking Amitiza

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$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 November 21, 2009.