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What is Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide?

Bisoprolol is used in the treatment of hypertension, alone or in combination with other agents such as hydrochlorithiazide (HCTZ).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 16 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 1 Efficacy_major
Hypertension 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0
fast heart beat 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
SVT (Supraventricular Tachycardia) 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 28 patients currently taking Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide

Weight gain 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Urinary frequency 1
Whole body shaking 1
Complete inability to sleep (not merely insomnia) 1

Reported Dosages

  5 mg daily 2.5 mg-6.25 mg daily 5 mg-6.25 mg daily 10 mg-6.25 mg daily 10 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 12 Number of Patients: 12 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide

Always
 6 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 33%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 6 100%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.