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What is Carisoprodol?

Carisoprodol is a skeletal muscle relaxant intended for short term use in the treatment of pain caused by muscle spasms.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fibromyalgia 168 41 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle spasms 118 32 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle pain 81 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 48 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain 29 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 23 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 474 patients currently taking Carisoprodol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 9
Moderate
 18
Mild
 39
None
 53

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

Sleepiness 21
Grogginess 12
Drowsiness 10
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 5
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 5
Nausea 4
See all 37 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Carisoprodol. See all 40 dosages ►

  250mg as needed 350mg as needed 250 mg daily 350 mg daily 500 mg daily 700 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,050 mg daily 1,400 mg daily
  23 Number of Patients: 23 79 Number of Patients: 79 22 Number of Patients: 22 90 Number of Patients: 90 10 Number of Patients: 10 60 Number of Patients: 60 10 Number of Patients: 10 4 Number of Patients: 4 84 Number of Patients: 84 50 Number of Patients: 50  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Carisoprodol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 29   Did not seem to work: 29%
Doctor's advice 27   Doctor's advice: 27%
Other 23   Other: 23%
Side effects too severe 14   Side effects too severe: 14%
Course of treatment ended 10   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Change in health plan coverage 5   Change in health plan coverage: 5%
Personal research 4   Personal research: 4%
Expense 1   Expense: 1%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 93 patients who’ve stopped taking Carisoprodol

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

Currently Taking Carisoprodol

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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 Carisoprodol

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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 Carisoprodol

Always
 72 61%
Usually
 29 24%
Sometimes
 15 13%
Never
 3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Carisoprodol

Very
 3 3%
Somewhat
 16 13%
A little
 14 12%
Not at all
 86 72%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Carisoprodol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 2 2%
$25-49
 10 11%
< $25
 74 85%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.