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What is Etodolac?

Etodolac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is used to relieve pain, tenderness, swelling, and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It is also used to control other types of pain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 29 7 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Arthritis pain 23 1 Efficacy_moderate
Fibromyalgia 16 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Muscle pain 12 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 7 0
Generalized muscle aches 4 1 Efficacy_none

See all 92 patients currently taking Etodolac

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 3
None
 13

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

Constipation 1
Ringing in ears (tinnitus) 1
Nausea 1
Blurry vision 1
Stomach pain 1
Runny nose (rhinorrhea) 1
See all 11 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Etodolac. See all 18 dosages ►

  400mg as needed 300mg as needed 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 26 Number of Patients: 26 14 Number of Patients: 14 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Etodolac (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 11   Did not seem to work: 52%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 5   Other: 24%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 19%

See all 21 patients who’ve stopped taking Etodolac

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

Currently Taking Etodolac

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

Stopped Taking Etodolac

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Etodolac

Always
 14 70%
Usually
 3 15%
Sometimes
 3 15%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Etodolac

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 5%
A little
 1 5%
Not at all
 18 90%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Etodolac

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 8%
< $25
 12 92%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.