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Home > Community Treatment Reports > Methylprednisolone Dose Pack (methylprednisolone) Treatment Report
What is Methylprednisolone Dose Pack?

Methylprednisolone Dose Pack is 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 and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 5 2
relapse 1 1
General health 1 1
recurring migraines 1 0
Vision 1 0
left leg pain 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 20%
Mild
2 40%
None
2 40%

Most commonly reported side effects

poor sleep
2 40%
Anger/Irritability
2 40%
Increased appetite
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  4 mg all the time (24/7) 4mg as needed 4 mg monthly 4 mg daily 84 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone Dose Pack (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
5 83% Course of treatment ended: 83%
Other
1 17% Other: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Methylprednisolone Dose Pack

Currently Taking Methylprednisolone Dose Pack

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

Stopped Taking Methylprednisolone Dose Pack

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
0
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 80%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 20%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 60%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.