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What is Helidac?

Helidac® is a brand name product that combines bismuth subsalicylate, metronidazole, and tetracycline. It is used as part of a multidrug regimen for H. pylori eradication to reduce the risk of duodenal ulcer recurrence in combination with an H2 agonist.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 1 1 Efficacy_major
Duodenal Ulcer 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
1
None
0

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

Cryptosporidial diarrhea 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Helidac (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 100%

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Stopped Taking Helidac

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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 Helidac

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Helidac

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Helidac

$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 May 27, 2012.