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What is Norpace CR?

Norpace® CR is a brand name for the controlled release formulation of disopyramide, an antiarrhythmic agent used for suppression and prevention of heart rate and rhythm irregularities. Off label it is used for cardiomyopathy.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
irreular heartbeat 1 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Norpace CR

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Norpace CR (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 100%

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

Stopped Taking Norpace CR

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Norpace CR

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Norpace CR

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Norpace CR

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

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Report created on February 11, 2012.