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What is Nucynta?

Nucynta™ is a brand name for tapentadol. It combines opioid and nonopioid activity in one centrally acting oral analgesic that is used for the relief of moderate to severe acute pain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 39 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fibromyalgia 19 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Muscle spasms 3 1 Efficacy_major
Doctor recommendation 1 0
Depressed mood 1 0
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 1 0

See all 43 patients currently taking Nucynta

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 3
Mild
 8
None
 6

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

Constipation 2
Itching (pruritus) 1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1
Dizziness 1
Balance problems 1
Rash or skin problems 1
See all 17 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Nucynta. See all 14 dosages ►

  50mg as needed 100mg as needed 1mg as needed 75mg as needed 3 other daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  13 Number of Patients: 13 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nucynta (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 42%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 33%
Expense 3   Expense: 25%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 17%
Other 2   Other: 17%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 8%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Nucynta

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

Currently Taking Nucynta

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

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Nucynta

Always
 11 58%
Usually
 5 26%
Sometimes
 2 11%
Never
 1 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Nucynta

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 1 5%
A little
 2 11%
Not at all
 15 79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Nucynta

$200+
 2 14%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 29%
$25-49
 3 21%
< $25
 5 36%

Report created on February 10, 2012.