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What is Diclofenac?

Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken to reduce inflammation and pain in conditions such as in arthritis or acute injury. Preparations available as diclofenac sodium, diclofenac potassium, diclofenac epolamine.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 127 34 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Migraine 43 8 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Arthritis pain 38 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 35 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Inflammation 30 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Joint pain 25 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 13
Moderate
 17
Mild
 12
None
 69

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

Constipation 5
Stomach upset 3
Gastrointestinal discomfort 3
Heartburn 2
Gas 2
Flatulence 2
See all 34 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Diclofenac. See all 60 dosages ►

  sodium50mg as needed 1% as needed sodium75mg as needed 1 g daily 4 g daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  11 Number of Patients: 11 36 Number of Patients: 36 11 Number of Patients: 11 9 Number of Patients: 9 8 Number of Patients: 8 23 Number of Patients: 23 32 Number of Patients: 32 35 Number of Patients: 35 100 Number of Patients: 100 8 Number of Patients: 8  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diclofenac (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 60   Did not seem to work: 41%
Side effects too severe 31   Side effects too severe: 21%
Doctor's advice 30   Doctor's advice: 20%
Other 20   Other: 14%
Course of treatment ended 16   Course of treatment ended: 11%
Personal research 7   Personal research: 5%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Expense 3   Expense: 2%

See all 140 patients who’ve stopped taking Diclofenac

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

Currently Taking Diclofenac

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

Stopped Taking Diclofenac

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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 Diclofenac

Always
 62 56%
Usually
 22 20%
Sometimes
 22 20%
Never
 5 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Diclofenac

Very
 6 5%
Somewhat
 12 11%
A little
 23 21%
Not at all
 70 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Diclofenac

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 4 6%
$25-49
 12 18%
< $25
 51 75%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.