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Category: Prescription Drugs
Gabitril is a brand name for the anti-convulsant drug tigabine. It is used as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial seizures.
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epilepsy | 7 | 1 |
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| Nerve pain (neuralgia) | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Fibromyalgia | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Mobility limited by distance | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Unrefreshing or poor sleep | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | 2 | 0 |
See all 21 patients currently taking Gabitril
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Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Gabitril
| Weight gain | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | 1 | |
| Brain fog | 1 | |
| Insomnia | 1 | |
| Hives (urticaria) | 1 | |
| Cognitive impairment | 1 | |
| See all 7 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Gabitril. See all 12 dosages ►
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor's advice | 5 | ||
| Side effects too severe | 5 | ||
| Did not seem to work | 4 | ||
| Expense | 3 | ||
| Personal research | 1 | ||
| Course of treatment ended | 1 |
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Gabitril
Always |
5 | 71% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 14% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 14% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Gabitril
Very |
2 | 29% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
2 | 29% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
3 | 43% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Gabitril
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
|
$50-99 |
1 | 20% |
|
$25-49 |
3 | 60% |
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< $25 |
1 | 20% |
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Report created on May 28, 2012.