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What is Orphenadrine?

Orphenadrine is an anti-Parkinson's and skeletal muscle relaxant. It is used in the treatment of muscle spasm and tremors associated with musculoskeletal conditions.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fibromyalgia 10 0
Muscle spasms 9 1 Efficacy_slight
Stiffness/Spasticity 6 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle tension 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 3 1 Efficacy_slight
Muscle pain 3 0

See all 46 patients currently taking Orphenadrine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 6

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

Memory problems 1
Loss of short term memory 1
Forgetting Words 1
Bowel (fecal) incontinence 1
Chronic constipation 1

Reported Dosages

  100mg as needed 200 as needed 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Orphenadrine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 56%
Other 2   Other: 22%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 11%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 11%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 11%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 11%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Orphenadrine

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

Currently Taking Orphenadrine

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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

Stopped Taking Orphenadrine

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Orphenadrine

Always
 4 44%
Usually
 3 33%
Sometimes
 1 11%
Never
 1 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Orphenadrine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 3 33%
Not at all
 6 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Orphenadrine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 100%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.