Pilocarpine Treatment Report
What is Pilocarpine?
Pilocarpine, as an ophthalmic agent that is used in the management of chronic simple glaucoma, chronic and acute angle-closure glaucoma. When given orally it is used to treat symptoms of dry mouth caused by decreased function of salivary glands.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 100% |
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Stopped Taking Pilocarpine
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Report created on November 22, 2009.