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What is Enablex?

Enablex is a brand name for the drug darifenacin. It is an extended release preparation that is used for the management of symptoms of bladder overactivity (urge incontinence, urgency, and frequency).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 42 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Urinary urgency 13 1 Efficacy_moderate
Urinary frequency 12 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Other 8 1 Efficacy_slight
Incontinence 5 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
overactive bladder 4 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 73 patients currently taking Enablex

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 4
Mild
 5
None
 8

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 4
Urinary hesitancy 2
Paralysis of legs 1
Vocal cord paralysis 1
Throat tightening 1
Constipation 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  15mg as needed daily 7.5 daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 450 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 37 Number of Patients: 37 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Enablex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 11   Did not seem to work: 39%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 14%
Other 4   Other: 14%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 11%
Expense 3   Expense: 11%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 11%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 4%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 4%

See all 28 patients who’ve stopped taking Enablex

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

Currently Taking Enablex

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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 Enablex

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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 Enablex

Always
 14 74%
Usually
 3 16%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 2 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Enablex

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 1 5%
A little
 2 11%
Not at all
 15 79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Enablex

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 5 38%
< $25
 8 62%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.