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What is Midrin?

Midrin® is a combination of isometheptene mucate, dichloralphenazone, and acetaminophen used to relieve migraine and tension headaches.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Migraine headaches 61 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Headaches 23 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Migraine 5 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Complex Confusional Migraine 1 1 Efficacy_major
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0

See all 74 patients currently taking Midrin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 8
None
 18

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

Dizziness 4
Heartburn 2
Fatigue 2
red swollen.hot burning feet and ankles; anf hand's 1
Insomnia 1
Belching 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Midrin. See all 14 dosages ►

  325 mg-100 mg-65 mg as needed 6 325mg-100mg-65mg as needed 3 325mg-100mg-65mg as needed 325mg-100mg-65mg as needed 2 325mg-100mg-65mg as needed mg as needed 5 325mg-100mg-65mg as needed 5 other daily 2 x 325 mg-100 mg-65 mg weekly 325 mg-100 mg-65 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 36 Number of Patients: 36 15 Number of Patients: 15 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Midrin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11   Other: 38%
Did not seem to work 7   Did not seem to work: 24%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 21%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Expense 3   Expense: 10%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 7%

See all 27 patients who’ve stopped taking Midrin

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

Currently Taking Midrin

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

Stopped Taking Midrin

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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 Midrin

Always
 19 68%
Usually
 3 11%
Sometimes
 2 7%
Never
 4 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Midrin

Very
 2 7%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 6 21%
Not at all
 19 68%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Midrin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 18%
< $25
 14 82%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.