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What is Cinacalcet?

Cinacalet is a calcimimetic, used for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis and for the treatment of hypercalcemia in patients with parathyroid carcinoma.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hyperparathyroidism 9 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Hypercalcemia (elevated calcium) 1 0
Vitamin deficiency 1 1 Efficacy_major
Other 1 0
Hypercalcemia 1 1 Efficacy_major
Chronic Kidney Disease 1 0

See all 18 patients currently taking Cinacalcet

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Dosages

  30mg as needed 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cinacalcet (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 100%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Cinacalcet

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

Currently Taking Cinacalcet

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

Stopped Taking Cinacalcet

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cinacalcet

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 2 67%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cinacalcet

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cinacalcet

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.