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What is Isosorbide Mononitrate?

Isosorbide mononitrate is a vasodilator. It is used for the preventative treatment of angina pectoris (chest pain) due to coronary heart disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Angina pain 16 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Support heart health 6 0
Angina pectoris 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Elevated blood pressure 3 1 Efficacy_major
Prinzmetal's Angina 1 0
Coronary Artery Disease 1 0

See all 26 patients currently taking Isosorbide Mononitrate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Isosorbide Mononitrate

Headaches 2
Migraine headaches 1

Reported Dosages

  10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 120 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Isosorbide Mononitrate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 75%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Isosorbide Mononitrate

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

Currently Taking Isosorbide Mononitrate

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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 Isosorbide Mononitrate

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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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Isosorbide Mononitrate

Always
 5 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Isosorbide Mononitrate

Very
 1 20%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 40%
Not at all
 2 40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Isosorbide Mononitrate

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

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Report created on May 27, 2012.