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Original Research

Difficult to swallow: patient preferences for alternative valproate pharmaceutical formulations

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Pages 161-171 | Published online: 30 Jun 2009

Figures & data

Figure 1 Participant screening process (initial sample size = 579).

Note: From the initial pool of 579 patients, 20 patients entered the survey but did not answer any questions, hence were excluded from the study.
Figure 1 Participant screening process (initial sample size = 579).

Table 1 Respondent characteristics (N = 400)

Table 2 Valproate (VP) utilization patterns

Figure 2 Reasons for discontinuing valproate (VP) (n = 164, multiple responses were accepted; only top responses are shown).

Figure 2 Reasons for discontinuing valproate (VP) (n = 164, multiple responses were accepted; only top responses are shown).

Table 3 Respondent perceptions and treatment preference

Table 4 Treatment preference (univariate analyses)

Table 5 Predictors of treatment preference (multivariate analysis)

Figure 3 Reasons for valproate (VP) tablet preference (n = 59).

Figure 3 Reasons for valproate (VP) tablet preference (n = 59).

Figure 4 Reasons for Product X (soft gel) preference (n = 341).

Figure 4 Reasons for Product X (soft gel) preference (n = 341).