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What is Ducene?

Ducene is a brand name for the drug diazepam, a benzodiazepine drug used for the treatment of anxiety and muscle spasm.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 1 6
Anxiety 1 7

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
6 17%
Mild
11 31%
None
18 51%

Most commonly reported side effects

makes me sleepy
11 31%
slight hungover feeling at first the next day
3 9%
Dry mouth (xerostomia)
3 9%
Grogginess
2 6%
Headaches
2 6%
Drowsiness
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  5mg as needed
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ducene

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
24 69%
Usually
9 26%
Sometimes
1 3%
Never
1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
3 9%
A little
8 23%
Not at all
24 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
1 3%
< $25
24 69%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.