PatientsLikeMe : Azathioprine Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Azathioprine
18 Patients currently take Azathioprine
8 Patients stopped taking Azathioprine
pc4069 Sex: M Sensation: Severe Overall: Mild Cognition: mild Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile pc4069 Imuran, 150mg daily since Apr 01, 2007
rgngreco Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile rgngreco Imuran, 100mg daily since Sep 20, 2008
mser245 Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile mser245 Imuran, 175mg daily since Apr 28, 2007

Brand Names: Imuran
Generic Name: Azathioprine

What is Azathioprine? Azathioprine is an immunosuppressant. It is used with other medications to prevent rejection of kidney transplants. It is also used to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis (a condition in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain and swelling) when other medications have not helped.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

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Reasons Taken

26 patients in the community are taking or have taken Azathioprine.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Slow my MS progress	17	65%
Other	4	15%
Don't know	1	3%
disease-related symptoms	1	3%
Slow my Devic's progress	1	3%
Support another treatment	1	3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Azathioprine.

0 mg Daily	50 mg Daily	75 mg Daily	100 mg Daily	125 mg Daily	150 mg Daily	175 mg Daily
1	3	2	6	1	2	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Azathioprine or how long patients were taking Azathioprine before stopping.

Currently taking Azathioprine

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

Stopped taking Azathioprine

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Azathioprine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	6	75%
Other	2	25%
Did not seem to work	1	13%
Doctor's advice	1	13%
Course of treatment ended	1	13%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

None	50%	1
Can't tell	50%	1

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	33%	1
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	67%	2

Top reported side-effects include: Sore throat, Ear infection, Urinary tract infection

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

pc4069

Sex: M

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: moderate

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: moderate

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by pc4069
Jan 05, 2009