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What is Limptar?

Limptar is a brand name for a combination of quinine sulphate and aminophylline, used in the treatment of cramps. Limptar is a brand name of Casella Med, and is available only in Germany.

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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Cramps 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Stiffness/Spasticity 2 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 0
heart 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

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

Dizziness 1

Reported Dosages

  1 daily 1 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Limptar (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 50%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 50%

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

Stopped Taking Limptar

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Limptar

Always
 2 67%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Limptar

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 33%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Limptar

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

Report created on May 27, 2012.