Table 7.
Summary of reasons patients discontinued commonly utilized antimyotonia agents.
| Reason | Procainamide | Phenytoin | Quinine | Mexiletine | Acetazolamide | Ranolazine | Lamotrigine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | – | – | 1 (33.3%) | – | – | 2 (16.7%) | – | 3 (6.0%) |
| Drug interactions | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (8.3%) | – | 1 (2.0%) |
| Efficacy | 1 (100.0%) | 3 (42.9%) | – | 4 (21.1%) | 4 (80.0%) | 4 (33.4%) | – | 16 (32.0%) |
| Side effects | – | 1 (14.3%) | – | 5 (26.3%) | 1 (20.0%) | 2 (16.7%) | 1 (50.0%) | 10 (20.0%) |
*No patients discontinued medications due to allergic reaction.
**Not all fields will add to 100% as not all individuals discontinuing a medication had a reason in their chart.