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What is Nucynta?

Nucynta™ is a brand name for tapentadol. It combines opioid and nonopioid activity in one centrally acting oral analgesic that is used for the relief of moderate to severe acute pain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 46 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fibromyalgia 20 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Muscle spasms 2 1 Efficacy_major
Doctor recommendation 1 0
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) 1 0
Sciatic nerve pain 1 0

See all 46 patients currently taking Nucynta

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 4
Mild
 9
None
 7

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

Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 3
Constipation 3
Drowsiness 2
Itching (pruritus) 2
Rash or skin problems 1
Muscle twitching (fasciculations) 1
See all 20 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

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

  50mg as needed 100mg as needed 1mg as needed 75mg as needed 2 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  11 Number of Patients: 11 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nucynta (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 38%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 38%
Expense 4   Expense: 25%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 19%
Other 3   Other: 19%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking Nucynta

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

Currently Taking Nucynta

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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 Nucynta

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Nucynta

Always
 15 65%
Usually
 5 22%
Sometimes
 2 9%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Nucynta

Very
 1 4%
Somewhat
 2 9%
A little
 2 9%
Not at all
 18 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Nucynta

$200+
 2 13%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 5 31%
$25-49
 4 25%
< $25
 5 31%

Report created on May 28, 2012.