Ratings, Reviews Summary for PURINETHOL (STASON PHARMS)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of PURINETHOL: 3.5 (satisfied)

(based on 315 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for PURINETHOL
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 14 3.57
Age 18 to 24 49 3.77
Age 25 to 34 78 3.77
Age 35 to 44 96 3.57
Age 45 to 54 37 3.51
Age 55 to 64 21 3.85
Age 65 to 74 5 3.4
Age 75 and up

Ratings by Sex for PURINETHOL
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 121 3.66
Female 186 3.53
Not Specified 8 3.75

Why PURINETHOL* (Mercaptopurine ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of PURINETHOL: satisfied (average rating score: 3.59)

(based on 304 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** PURINETHOL
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Crohn's disease*115
2Colitis ulcerative*86
3Colitis3
4Arthritis2
5Polymyalgia rheumatica1
6Autoimmune hepatitis1
7Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of PURINETHOL **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Somnolence59
2Alopecia49
3Fatigue*44
4Nausea*43
5Arthralgia26
6Weight increased24
7Headache*21
8Decreased appetite15
9Feeling cold15
10Dry mouth13
11Rash13
12Insomnia13
13Muscular weakness12
14Acne12
15Condition aggravated11
16Pain11
17Pyrexia*10
18Dry skin9
19Irritability9
20Depression8

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Mercaptopurine (Purixan, Puri-nethol, Purinethol, Mercaptopurine)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com