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What is Naproxen Prescription?

Naproxen is a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used to treat arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tendinitis, bursitis, gout, or menstrual cramps. Naproxen is available in over the counter preparations and in prescription strength dosages.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 232 70 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Joint pain 56 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 47 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 46 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Migraine 33 1 Efficacy_slight
Arthritis pain 30 9 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 567 patients currently taking Naproxen Prescription

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 26
Moderate
 30
Mild
 36
None
 86

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Naproxen Prescription

Stomach upset 20
Heartburn 16
Nausea 12
Dizziness 7
Fatigue 4
Hospitalization 3
See all 59 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Naproxen Prescription. See all 67 dosages ►

  375mg as needed 2 250mg as needed 250mg as needed 500mg as needed 375 mg daily 500 mg daily 550 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily
  15 Number of Patients: 15 10 Number of Patients: 10 12 Number of Patients: 12 66 Number of Patients: 66 27 Number of Patients: 27 104 Number of Patients: 104 10 Number of Patients: 10 22 Number of Patients: 22 148 Number of Patients: 148 18 Number of Patients: 18  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Naproxen Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 111   Did not seem to work: 38%
Side effects too severe 65   Side effects too severe: 22%
Other 55   Other: 19%
Doctor's advice 53   Doctor's advice: 18%
Course of treatment ended 45   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 2%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 2%
Expense 4   Expense: 1%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 271 patients who’ve stopped taking Naproxen Prescription

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

Currently Taking Naproxen Prescription

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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 Naproxen Prescription

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Naproxen Prescription

Always
 105 59%
Usually
 42 24%
Sometimes
 22 12%
Never
 9 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Naproxen Prescription

Very
 8 4%
Somewhat
 12 7%
A little
 23 13%
Not at all
 135 76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Naproxen Prescription

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 3 3%
$25-49
 12 13%
< $25
 77 83%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.