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What is Kariva?

Generic name for Kariva is ethinyl estradiol and desogestrel. It used to prevent pregnancy. Off label use includes treatment of hypermenorrhea (menorrhagia); pain associated with endometriosis; dysmenorrhea; dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Birth control 2 1 Efficacy_major
Other 1 0
I have to use birth control because we are not ready for a baby. 1 0
Premenstrual syndrome/dysphoric disorder 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 0

Reported Dosages

  0.15 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Kariva (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1   Expense: 50%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%

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

Currently Taking Kariva

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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
0

Stopped Taking Kariva

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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
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Kariva

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Kariva

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Kariva

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.