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What is Butorphanol?

Management of moderate-to-severe pain including migraine headache pain; preoperative medication; supplement to balanced anesthesia; management of pain during labor. Available as nasal spray and injections.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Migraine headaches 9 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Other 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Pain in legs 2 0
Pain 1 0
severe head pain/burn 1 0
Chronic pain 1 0

See all 9 patients currently taking Butorphanol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 2

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Nasal congestion 1
Drowsiness 1
Bad taste in mouth 1
Impaired driving (ie unsafe driving) 1

Reported Dosages

  10mg/mL as needed 1g as needed 2 as needed 2mg as needed as needed 1 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Butorphanol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 67%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Butorphanol

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

Currently Taking Butorphanol

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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

Stopped Taking Butorphanol

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Butorphanol

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 25%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Butorphanol

Very
 1 25%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Butorphanol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 100%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.