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What is Evoxac?

Brand name for drug cevimeline used in the treatment of symptoms of dry mouth in patients with Sjogren's syndrome.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Sjogren's Syndrome 18 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Dryness 4 1 Efficacy_major
Sjogrens syndrome 4 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Other 3 0
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Treat side effects of another treatment 2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 3
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Evoxac

Hot flashes 1
Night sweats 1
Sweating 1
Difficulty sleeping through night 1
Sweating increased 1
Flushed 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  30mg as needed 90 mg weekly 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Evoxac (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 40%
Expense 2   Expense: 20%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 20%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 10%
Other 1   Other: 10%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 10%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Evoxac

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

Currently Taking Evoxac

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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 Evoxac

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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 Evoxac

Always
 3 33%
Usually
 3 33%
Sometimes
 1 11%
Never
 2 22%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Evoxac

Very
 2 22%
Somewhat
 3 33%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 2 22%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Evoxac

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 29%
$25-49
 3 43%
< $25
 2 29%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.