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 | |
---|---|---|
1 | Crohn's disease* | 115 |
2 | Colitis ulcerative* | 86 |
3 | Colitis | 3 |
4 | Arthritis | 2 |
5 | Polymyalgia rheumatica | 1 |
6 | Autoimmune hepatitis | 1 |
7 | Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura | 1 |
*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 | |
---|---|---|
1 | Somnolence | 59 |
2 | Alopecia | 49 |
3 | Fatigue* | 44 |
4 | Nausea* | 43 |
5 | Arthralgia | 26 |
6 | Weight increased | 24 |
7 | Headache* | 21 |
8 | Decreased appetite | 15 |
9 | Feeling cold | 15 |
10 | Dry mouth | 13 |
11 | Rash | 13 |
12 | Insomnia | 13 |
13 | Muscular weakness | 12 |
14 | Acne | 12 |
15 | Condition aggravated | 11 |
16 | Pain | 11 |
17 | Pyrexia* | 10 |
18 | Dry skin | 9 |
19 | Irritability | 9 |
20 | Depression | 8 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for PURINETHOL
* 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