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What is Dronabinol?

Dronabinol is a synthetic form of the active ingredient in marijuana, THC. It is an anti-emetic and appetite stimulant used for chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting refractory to other antiemetic(s); and for AIDS-related anorexia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 19 3 Efficacy_moderate
Stiffness/Spasticity 12 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Nausea 11 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 11 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Decreased appetite 10 1 Efficacy_moderate
Aching burning throbbing body pain 4 0

See all 70 patients currently taking Dronabinol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 7
None
 4

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

Walking problems 1
Weight gain 1
Grogginess 1
Mood elevated or improved 1
Fuzziness 1
Relaxation 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Dronabinol. See all 20 dosages ►

  2.5mg as needed daily 5mg as needed 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 10 Number of Patients: 10 14 Number of Patients: 14 8 Number of Patients: 8 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dronabinol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 4   Expense: 31%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 31%
Other 3   Other: 23%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 15%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 8%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 8%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Dronabinol

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

Currently Taking Dronabinol

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

Stopped Taking Dronabinol

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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 Dronabinol

Always
 6 40%
Usually
 4 27%
Sometimes
 5 33%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dronabinol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 7%
A little
 3 20%
Not at all
 11 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dronabinol

$200+
 1 10%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 10%
$25-49
 1 10%
< $25
 6 60%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.