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What is Pantoprazole?

Pantoprazole is a proton-pump inhibitor that is used for the treatment and maintenance of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypersecretory gastric disorders including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 142 35 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 58 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 49 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 18 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Heartburn 13 2 Efficacy_major
Stomach pain 11 2 Efficacy_major

See all 346 patients currently taking Pantoprazole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 4
None
 67

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

Constipation 1
Nausea 1
Abdominal pain 1
Premature ventricular contractions 1
Increased Hunger 1
Gas 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Pantoprazole. See all 15 dosages ►

  40mg as needed daily 10 mg daily 40 mg m,w,f 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 400 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 11 Number of Patients: 11 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 41 Number of Patients: 41 1 Number of Patients: 1 223 Number of Patients: 223 2 Number of Patients: 2 58 Number of Patients: 58 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pantoprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 17   Other: 24%
Course of treatment ended 13   Course of treatment ended: 18%
Expense 13   Expense: 18%
Did not seem to work 13   Did not seem to work: 18%
Doctor's advice 9   Doctor's advice: 13%
Change in health plan coverage 8   Change in health plan coverage: 11%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 3%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 71 patients who’ve stopped taking Pantoprazole

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

Currently Taking Pantoprazole

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

Stopped Taking Pantoprazole

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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 Pantoprazole

Always
 67 89%
Usually
 3 4%
Sometimes
 1 1%
Never
 4 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pantoprazole

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 3 4%
A little
 3 4%
Not at all
 68 91%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pantoprazole

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 2%
$50-99
 4 7%
$25-49
 12 21%
< $25
 40 69%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.