What is Benztropine?
Benztropine is an anticholinergic drug used in the treatment of tremor in Parkinson's disease.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Treat Parkinson's | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| Hand tremor | 2 |
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3 | ||
| Tremors, all limbs | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Tremor, left hand, wrist and arm | 1 | 0 | |||||
| treat tremors | 1 |
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1 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 38% |
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 38% |
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Side effects too severe
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3 | 38% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- 0.5 mg daily
- since Sep 03, 2009
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for treat tremors
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 22, 2009.