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What is Mebeverine?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Colofac Bevispas Mylan-Mebeverine

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Mebeverine is a gastrointestinal antispasmodic agent used for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Irritable bowel syndrome 67 13
Bowel irritability 21 6
Abdominal cramps 6 1
Diverticulitis 4 0
Support digestive health 3 0
Diarrhea 2 1

Show all 15 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 220 patients that have taken Mebeverine

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 1
Moderate 1
Mild 2
None 16

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Mebeverine

Side effect Patients Percentage
Constipation 1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1
Indigestion 1

Why patients stopped taking Mebeverine

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 7
Other 2
Side effects too severe 2
Course of treatment ended 1
Doctor's advice 1
Personal research 1
See all 12 patients who've stopped taking Mebeverine

Duration

Stopped taking Mebeverine

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 5
1 - 6 months 1
6 months - 1 year 2
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 1
5 - 10 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 12
Usually 4
Sometimes 3
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 7
Not at all hard to take 10
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 5
Not specified 15

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Mebeverine after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Hyoscine - metamizol (Buscopan Compositum) 1
Lactulose (Generlac) 1

Patients stopped taking Mebeverine and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Alverine (Spasmonal) 1
Scopolamine (Buscopan) 1
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1 patient evaluation for Mebeverine

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Feb 9, 2013 (Started Jan 31, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for irritable bowel syndrome)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (indigestion)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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