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What is Corticotropin?

A corticosteroid administered by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection, used for acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis. Also used as a diagnostic aid in adrenocortical insufficiency and severe muscle weakness in myasthenia gravis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 18 7 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Relapse MS (exacerbation) 12 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 3 1 Efficacy_major
attacks 2 1 Efficacy_major
Improve mobility 2 0
Blurry vision 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 12 patients currently taking Corticotropin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 3
Mild
 7
None
 6

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

Pain 1
Anxious mood 1
Tremor 1
Mood swings 1
Eyes water (tearing) 1
Hot flashes 1
See all 23 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  1 daily 40 units monthly 40 units daily 80 units daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Corticotropin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 25   Course of treatment ended: 71%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 17%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 14%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 9%
Other 1   Other: 3%
Expense 1   Expense: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%

See all 35 patients who’ve stopped taking Corticotropin

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

Currently Taking Corticotropin

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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 Corticotropin

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Corticotropin

Always
 20 91%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 2 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Corticotropin

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 8 36%
A little
 7 32%
Not at all
 6 27%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Corticotropin

$200+
 2 14%
$100-199
 1 7%
$50-99
 1 7%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 9 64%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.