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What is Azathioprine?

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Azathioprine is an immunosuppressant agent used to manage active rheumatoid arthritis and as an adjunctive therapy for the prevention of rejection of kidney transplants.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Systemic lupus erythematosus 1995 96
Crohn's disease 662 55
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 265 25
Prevent organ rejection 241 31
Ulcerative colitis 163 24
Autoimmune hepatitis 151 15

Show all 143 reasons taken

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  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 73
Moderate 87
Mild 80
None 148

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Azathioprine

Side effect Patients Percentage
Nausea 34
Hair loss 23
Fatigue 18
Vomiting 10
Elevated liver enzymes 9
Diarrhea 8

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Why patients stopped taking Azathioprine

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Reason Patients Percentage
Doctor's advice 134
Side effects too severe 124
Did not seem to work 93
Other 54
Course of treatment ended 30
Personal research 12
Change in health plan coverage 8
Expense 4
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Duration

Stopped taking Azathioprine

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 61
1 - 6 months 71
6 months - 1 year 44
1 - 2 years 51
2 - 5 years 40
5 - 10 years 30
10 years or more 28
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 322
Usually 29
Sometimes 10
Never taken as prescribed 27
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 18
Somewhat hard to take 19
A little hard to take 66
Not at all hard to take 285
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 4
$100-199 3
$50-99 8
$25-49 15
< $25 166
Not specified 192

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Azathioprine after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Methotrexate (Apo-Methotrexate) 43
Prednisone (Prednisone Intensol) 22
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) 17
Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) 14
Mesalamine (Pentasa) 9

Show all 32 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Azathioprine and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) 34
Methotrexate (Apo-Methotrexate) 16
Adalimumab (Humira) 10
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) 10
Belimumab (Benlysta) 8

Show all 35 treatments patients report switching to

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15 patient evaluations for Azathioprine

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Nov 15, 2013 (Started Mar 13, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for chronic diarrhea)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for systemic lupus erythematosus)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 29, 2013 (Started Sep 06, 1974)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for transplant rejection prevention)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 14, 2011 (Started Sep 06, 1974)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for transplant rejection prevention)
  • Side effects
    Severe (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 13, 2010 (Started Sep 06, 1974)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for transplant rejection prevention)
  • Side effects
    Severe (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 13, 2013 (Started Mar 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent organ rejection)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for transplant rejection prevention)
  • Side effects
    Mild (loss of balance, night cramps in legs and feet)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: night cramps in legs and feet
  • 0 helpful marks
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