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What is Dextromethorphan?

Dextromethorphan is a antitussive used for symptomatic relief of coughs caused by minor viral upper respiratory tract infections or inhaled irritants; most effective for a chronic nonproductive cough.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bronchitis 3 0
Other 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 2 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Excess saliva at night 1 1 Efficacy_none
Excess mucus 1 1 Efficacy_none

See all 4 patients currently taking Dextromethorphan

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 4

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

Nausea 1
Dizziness 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Dry throat 1

Reported Dosages

  3.5 mg/5 mL daily 4 mg daily 3 x 12.5 mg/5 mL daily 2 x 30 mg/5 mL daily
  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 Dextromethorphan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 33%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 22%
Expense 2   Expense: 22%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 11%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Dextromethorphan

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

Currently Taking Dextromethorphan

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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
0

Stopped Taking Dextromethorphan

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dextromethorphan

Always
 1 17%
Usually
 3 50%
Sometimes
 2 33%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dextromethorphan

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 17%
Not at all
 5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dextromethorphan

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 20%
$25-49
 2 40%
< $25
 2 40%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.