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What is Temazepam?

Temazepam is a benzodiazepine used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Off label it is used for the treatment of anxiety; adjunct in the treatment of depression; and management of panic attacks.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Insomnia 239 76 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Sleep problems 56 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 34 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Difficulty sleeping through night 22 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Anxious mood 9 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Joint pain 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight

See all 320 patients currently taking Temazepam

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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Temazepam. See all 26 dosages ►

  15mg as needed 10mg as needed 30mg as needed 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 22.5 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily
  22 Number of Patients: 22 13 Number of Patients: 13 24 Number of Patients: 24 20 Number of Patients: 20 10 Number of Patients: 10 69 Number of Patients: 69 4 Number of Patients: 4 122 Number of Patients: 122 4 Number of Patients: 4 12 Number of Patients: 12  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Temazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 46   Did not seem to work: 41%
Doctor's advice 33   Doctor's advice: 29%
Other 16   Other: 14%
Side effects too severe 12   Side effects too severe: 11%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 9%
Expense 2   Expense: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 107 patients who’ve stopped taking Temazepam

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

Currently Taking Temazepam

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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 Temazepam

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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 Temazepam

Always
 82 71%
Usually
 20 17%
Sometimes
 10 9%
Never
 4 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Temazepam

Very
 3 3%
Somewhat
 6 5%
A little
 16 14%
Not at all
 91 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Temazepam

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 3%
$25-49
 6 8%
< $25
 68 89%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.