Domperidone Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Novo Domperidone

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What is Domperidone?

An example of Domperidone

Domperidone is an antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea or vomiting. It can be used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, or may be administered as an antiemetic with drugs such as apomorphine to prevent feelings of sickness that can arise from such drugs.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
26 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
19 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
6 0
5 1 Efficacy_moderate
4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
4 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 1
Mild
 4
None
 19

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

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1
1
1
1
1
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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Domperidone. See all 17 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 3 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mcg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 25 Number of Patients: 25 12 Number of Patients: 12 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Domperidone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 32%
Other 4   Other: 21%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 16%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 16%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 11%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 5%

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

Currently Taking Domperidone

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

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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Domperidone

Always
 17 65%
Usually
 7 27%
Sometimes
 1 4%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Domperidone

Very
 1 4%
Somewhat
 3 12%
A little
 5 19%
Not at all
 17 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Domperidone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 19%
$25-49
 2 13%
< $25
 11 69%

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7 patient evaluations for Domperidone

  • babybunny
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 11 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Support digestive health (Started Jun 17, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 30, 2011 40 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Occasional constipation (Started Jan 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 02, 2011   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Mar 20, 2011 40 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Bowel (fecal) incontinence
Date
May 02, 2011
Advice & Tips
I wasn't constipated anymore but became incontinent of feces, diahrrea, on occassion
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Mar 20, 2011
Advice & Tips
This medication worked very well for constipation, however, as of late I believe it caused me to become incontinent (bm accidents). The impact being that I am scared to go out without an Intends on.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Occasional constipation (Started May 09, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 27, 2010   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Sep 12, 2010 40 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Dec 27, 2010
Advice & Tips
A Domperidona causou-me excesso de produção de prolactina. Resultando em edemas e dor nas mamas.
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