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What is Pentosan polysulfate sodium?

Pentosan polysulfate sodium is an analgesic medication that is used to relieve bladder pain or discomfort due to interstitial cystitis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Interstitial Cystitis 44 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Bladder problems 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 33 patients currently taking Pentosan polysulfate sodium

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 2
Mild
 4
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Pentosan polysulfate sodium

Nausea 1
Diarrhea 1
Headaches 1
Fluid retention weight gain 1

Reported Dosages

  600 mg monthly 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 16 Number of Patients: 16 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pentosan polysulfate sodium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 41%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 35%
Other 4   Other: 24%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 18%
Expense 2   Expense: 12%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 6%

See all 17 patients who’ve stopped taking Pentosan polysulfate sodium

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

Currently Taking Pentosan polysulfate sodium

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Stopped Taking Pentosan polysulfate sodium

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pentosan polysulfate sodium

Always
 13 76%
Usually
 3 18%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pentosan polysulfate sodium

Very
 2 12%
Somewhat
 4 24%
A little
 1 6%
Not at all
 10 59%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pentosan polysulfate sodium

$200+
 1 11%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 22%
$25-49
 2 22%
< $25
 3 33%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.