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What is Diethylpropion?

Diethylpropion is an anorexiant, which is a drug that leads to anorexia. It is intended for short-term (few weeks) use as an adjunct in the management of obesity to reduce appetite.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
weight management 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Fatigue 1 1 Efficacy_none
Cognitive impairment 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diethylpropion (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Diethylpropion

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

Stopped Taking Diethylpropion

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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 Diethylpropion

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Diethylpropion

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Diethylpropion

$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.