Table 5 Reasons for Medication Discontinuationa
From: Burden of illness of trigeminal neuralgia among patients managed in a specialist center in England
Number of Patients, n (%) | |
|---|---|
Total Patients (N) | 129 |
Not relieving pain | 62 (48) |
Changed to a different drug | 59 (46) |
Difficult side effects | 51 (40) |
No longer needed (remission) | 28 (22) |
No longer needed (surgery) | 28 (22) |
Other reason | 21 (16) |