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What is Novantrone?

Brand name for Mitoxantrone. Used for the treatment of some kinds of cancer, to slow the progress of secondary progressive MS, and extending the time between relapses in relapsing-remitting MS and progressive relapsing MS. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Slow my MS progress 99 14
Other 7 0
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 2 2
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Mobility 1 0
General health 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 19%
Moderate
6 38%
Mild
4 25%
None
3 19%

Most commonly reported side effects

tiredness
10 63%
sick to my stomach for a day or two
7 44%
slight temporary hair loss
7 44%
Headaches
7 44%
Aches and pains
6 38%
Weakness one day a week after
4 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Novantrone. See all 18 dosages ►

  1 as needed 1g as needed 25 2mg/mL as needed 2 mg as needed 2mg/mL as needed 7 2mg/mL as needed 1 1 hr 8 mg yearly 2 mg monthly 10 5 mL monthly 20 11 mg monthly 20 mg monthly 2 mg daily 2 mg one time 200 mg
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Novantrone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
27 35% Course of treatment ended: 35%
Did not seem to work
22 29% Did not seem to work: 29%
Doctor's advice
21 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Side effects too severe
18 23% Side effects too severe: 23%
Other
12 16% Other: 16%
Personal research
4 5% Personal research: 5%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 75 patients who’ve stopped taking Novantrone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Novantrone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
2
4
5
7

Stopped Taking Novantrone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
3
13
16
19
14

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
14 88%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
2 13%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 13%
Somewhat
6 38%
A little
1 6%
Not at all
7 44%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 6%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
6 38%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.