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What is Ethosuximide?

Ethosuximide is an anticonvulsant agent used in the management of absence (petit mal) seizures.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Epilepsy 6 0
Seizures (absence or petit mal) 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Participate in clinical trial 1 0

See all 13 patients currently taking Ethosuximide

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 1

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

Fatigue 1
Memory problems 1
Headaches 1
Stiffness 1

Reported Dosages

  250 mg daily 2 x 250 mg/5 mL daily 750 mg daily 3 x 250 mg/5 mL daily 1,000 mg daily 10 x 250 mg/5 mL daily 20 x 250 mg/5 mL daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ethosuximide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 60%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 40%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Ethosuximide

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

Currently Taking Ethosuximide

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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

Stopped Taking Ethosuximide

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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 Ethosuximide

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ethosuximide

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ethosuximide

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.