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What is Nabumetone?

Nabumetone is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for the management of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and for moderate pain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 46 12 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fibromyalgia 21 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Arthritis pain 20 8 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 13 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 13 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Inflammation in joints 12 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 135 patients currently taking Nabumetone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 8
Moderate
 6
Mild
 5
None
 18

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

Stomach pain 5
Ringing in ears (tinnitus) 2
Drowsiness 1
Stomach upset 1
Dizziness (vertigo) 1
Ulcer 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Nabumetone. See all 18 dosages ►

  750mg as needed 500mg as needed 1 mg daily 3 mg daily 75 mg daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 7 Number of Patients: 7 42 Number of Patients: 42 46 Number of Patients: 46 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nabumetone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 23   Did not seem to work: 44%
Side effects too severe 18   Side effects too severe: 35%
Doctor's advice 13   Doctor's advice: 25%
Other 12   Other: 23%
Expense 2   Expense: 4%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 4%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%

See all 50 patients who’ve stopped taking Nabumetone

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

Currently Taking Nabumetone

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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

Stopped Taking Nabumetone

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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 Nabumetone

Always
 28 76%
Usually
 4 11%
Sometimes
 5 14%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Nabumetone

Very
 1 3%
Somewhat
 4 11%
A little
 5 14%
Not at all
 27 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Nabumetone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 4%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 5 18%
< $25
 22 79%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.