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What is Orphenadrine?

Orphenadrine is an anti-Parkinson's and skeletal muscle relaxant. It is used in the treatment of muscle spasm and tremors associated with musculoskeletal conditions.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Muscle spasms 3 0
Other 1 1
Myoclonic jerking 1 0
Fibromyalgia 1 0
Muscle pain 1 0

See all 7 patients currently taking Orphenadrine

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 100%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Chronic constipation/loss of stool/ uncontrolable
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  100mg as needed 60 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Orphenadrine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 100%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on March 19, 2010.