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What is Naproxen Prescription?

Naproxen is a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used to treat arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tendinitis, bursitis, gout, or menstrual cramps. Naproxen is available in over the counter preparations and in prescription strength dosages.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 267 77 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Joint pain 57 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 52 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 47 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Migraine 34 1 Efficacy_slight
TMJ (Temporomandibular joint) Syndrome 34 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 628 patients currently taking Naproxen Prescription

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 32
Moderate
 31
Mild
 42
None
 95

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Naproxen Prescription

Stomach upset 23
Heartburn 17
Nausea 12
Dizziness 8
Stomach pain 6
Hospitalization 5
See all 74 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Naproxen Prescription. See all 69 dosages ►

  2 500mg as needed 500mg as needed 250mg as needed 375mg as needed 375 mg daily 500 mg daily 550 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily
  11 Number of Patients: 11 73 Number of Patients: 73 12 Number of Patients: 12 17 Number of Patients: 17 27 Number of Patients: 27 112 Number of Patients: 112 12 Number of Patients: 12 26 Number of Patients: 26 175 Number of Patients: 175 19 Number of Patients: 19  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Naproxen Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 127   Did not seem to work: 37%
Side effects too severe 85   Side effects too severe: 24%
Doctor's advice 67   Doctor's advice: 19%
Other 61   Other: 18%
Course of treatment ended 53   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Personal research 7   Personal research: 2%
Expense 6   Expense: 2%
Not indicated 6   Not indicated: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 323 patients who’ve stopped taking Naproxen Prescription

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

Currently Taking Naproxen Prescription

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Naproxen Prescription

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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 Naproxen Prescription

Always
 122 61%
Usually
 45 23%
Sometimes
 22 11%
Never
 11 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Naproxen Prescription

Very
 9 5%
Somewhat
 16 8%
A little
 26 13%
Not at all
 149 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Naproxen Prescription

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 4 4%
$25-49
 13 13%
< $25
 86 83%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.