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What is Pilocarpine?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Salagen

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Pilocarpine, as an ophthalmic agent that is used in the management of chronic simple glaucoma, chronic and acute angle-closure glaucoma. When given orally it is used to treat symptoms of dry mouth caused by decreased function of salivary glands.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Sjogren's syndrome 298 36
Dry mouth 29 17
Glaucoma 4 1
Dry eyes 3 1
Adie syndrome 2 0

Show all 17 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 614 patients that have taken Pilocarpine

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 4
Moderate 7
Mild 9
None 29

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Pilocarpine

Side effect Patients Percentage
Sweating 4
Sweating increased 4
Excessive sweating 3
Nausea 3
Excess saliva 2
Blurry vision 1

Show all 14 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Pilocarpine

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 14
Side effects too severe 14
Doctor's advice 10
Other 4
Expense 3
Change in health plan coverage 1
See all 38 patients who've stopped taking Pilocarpine

Duration

Stopped taking Pilocarpine

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 8
1 - 6 months 10
6 months - 1 year 6
1 - 2 years 7
2 - 5 years 5
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 31
Usually 15
Sometimes 3
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 3
A little hard to take 12
Not at all hard to take 33
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 4
$25-49 2
< $25 15
Not specified 28

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Pilocarpine after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Cevimeline (Evoxac) 2

Patients stopped taking Pilocarpine and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Cevimeline (Evoxac) 7
Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) 1
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3 patient evaluations for Pilocarpine

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Sep 1, 2013 (Started Jun 30, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for dry mouth)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 21, 2013 (Started Jan 21, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Sjogren's syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 21, 2007 (Started Jun 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Sjogren's syndrome)
  • Side effects
    Severe (heart palpitations)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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