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What is Rituxan? Rituxan is a brand name product of rituximab, an injectable drug that is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibiodies. It is used in the treatment of non-Hodgkins lymphoma and also in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
16 patients in the community are taking or have taken Rituxan.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Slow my MS progress | 7 | 43% |
| Other | 6 | 37% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 6% |
| Brain fog | 1 | 6% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Rituxan.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Rituxan or how long patients were taking Rituxan before stopping.
Currently taking Rituxan
Stopped taking Rituxan
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Can't tell | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Slow my MS progress
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 50% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Bladder problems, Blurry vision
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- nursefairy
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by nursefairy
Oct 10, 2008
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsModerate
- Other
- See full evaluation
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