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What is Pantoprazole?

Pantoprazole is a proton-pump inhibitor that is used for the treatment and maintenance of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypersecretory gastric disorders including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 161 37 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 70 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 63 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 18 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Heartburn 15 2 Efficacy_major
Hiatal Hernia 15 3 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 390 patients currently taking Pantoprazole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 4
Mild
 4
None
 74

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

Constipation 1
Pain 1
Nausea 1
Abdominal pain 1
Premature ventricular contractions 1
Increased Hunger 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Pantoprazole. See all 17 dosages ►

  40mg as needed daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 400 mg daily
  8 Number of Patients: 8 11 Number of Patients: 11 3 Number of Patients: 3 48 Number of Patients: 48 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 251 Number of Patients: 251 2 Number of Patients: 2 65 Number of Patients: 65 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pantoprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 18   Other: 23%
Did not seem to work 16   Did not seem to work: 20%
Course of treatment ended 15   Course of treatment ended: 19%
Expense 13   Expense: 16%
Change in health plan coverage 9   Change in health plan coverage: 11%
Doctor's advice 9   Doctor's advice: 11%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 4%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 79 patients who’ve stopped taking Pantoprazole

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

Currently Taking Pantoprazole

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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 Pantoprazole

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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 Pantoprazole

Always
 74 88%
Usually
 3 4%
Sometimes
 2 2%
Never
 5 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pantoprazole

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 3 4%
A little
 4 5%
Not at all
 76 90%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pantoprazole

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 2%
$50-99
 4 6%
$25-49
 12 19%
< $25
 45 71%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.