Medrol DosePak (methylprednisolone) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Methylprednisolone
What is Medrol DosePak?
Medrol® Dosepak™ is a brand name for methylprednisolone primarily used as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant agent in the treatment of a variety of diseases including those of hematologic, allergic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and autoimmune origin.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Slow my MS progress | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Pain | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Exacerbation (relapse) MS | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Heavy sensation in legs | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course of treatment ended
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12 | 86% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 7% |
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Report created on November 22, 2009.