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What is Dexedrine Spansule?

Dexedrine® Spansule® is a brand name for sustained release capsule preparation of dextroamphetamine, a stimulant used for the treatment of narcolepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Off label it is used for obesity; depression; and abnormal behavioral syndrome in children.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Fatigue 3 8
Cognition 2 3
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1 3

See all 2 patients currently taking Dexedrine Spansule

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 20%
Mild
3 30%
None
5 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
2 50%
dehydration
1 25%
Dry cough
1 25%
Tremor
1 25%
Nausea
1 25%
aggravated and irritable
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  15 mg daily 30 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dexedrine Spansule (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 100% Did not seem to work: 100%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Dexedrine Spansule

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dexedrine Spansule

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

Stopped Taking Dexedrine Spansule

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
8 80%
Usually
2 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 10%
Somewhat
2 20%
A little
2 20%
Not at all
5 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
5 50%

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Report created on March 22, 2010.