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What is Benztropine?

Benztropine is an anticholinergic drug used in the treatment of tremor in Parkinson's disease. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Treat Parkinson's 4 0
Other 3 1
Hand tremor 2 3
Tremors, all limbs 2 0
Tremor, left hand, wrist and arm 1 0
treat tremors 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
4 100%

Dosages

  0.05 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Benztropine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 38% Did not seem to work: 38%
Doctor's advice
3 38% Doctor's advice: 38%
Side effects too severe
3 38% Side effects too severe: 38%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Benztropine

Currently Taking Benztropine

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

Stopped Taking Benztropine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 75%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.