Almotriptan Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Axert, Almogram

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Generic Name: Almotriptan

What is Almotriptan?

An example of Almotriptan

This is an antimigraine agent used for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura. It causes vasoconstriction and reduces sterile inflammation associated with antidromic neuronal transmission correlating with relief of migraine.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
41 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
16 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
6 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
1 0
1 0
1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 3
None
 11

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

1
1
1
1
1
1
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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Almotriptan. See all 14 dosages ►

  2 12.5mg as needed 2 6.25mg as needed 6.25mg as needed as needed 12.5mg as needed 1 other weekly 2 mg weekly 22 mL every other week 6.25 mg daily 12.5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Almotriptan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 20   Did not seem to work: 49%
Expense 4   Expense: 10%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 10%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 10%
Other 3   Other: 7%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 7%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 5%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%

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

Currently Taking Almotriptan

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

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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 Almotriptan

Always
 10 67%
Usually
 2 13%
Sometimes
 2 13%
Never
 1 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Almotriptan

Very
 1 7%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 7%
Not at all
 13 87%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Almotriptan

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 3 43%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 57%

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3 patient evaluations for Almotriptan

Purpose: Migraine (Started Aug 01, 2005)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 05, 2011   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 05, 2011
Advice & Tips
didnt work for me (no triptans did except relpax and it only worked rarely)
Cost
< $25 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks
  • Impy Ann1
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 32 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Migraine headaches (Started Sep 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 01, 2008 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Dec 01, 2008
Advice & Tips
Find and use a migraine preventative as this is an expensive medication and should be used only when necessary.
Cost
$100-199 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks
Purpose: Migraine (Started Jan 01, 2004)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 01, 2006 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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12 additional evaluations for Almotriptan are not currently shared publicly.

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