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What is Aztreonam?

Aztreonam is an antibiotic which is delivered by injection, intravenously or by inhalation for the treatment of infections caused by susceptible gram-negative bacilli and to improve respiratory symptoms in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Cystic Fibrosis 10 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Decreased respiratory function 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Pneumonia symptoms 1 0

See all 9 patients currently taking Aztreonam

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Aztreonam

Cough 1

Reported Dosages

  1 g/50 mL monthly 3 x 1 g/50 mL monthly 1 g/50 mL daily 2 x 1 g/50 mL daily 3 x 1 g/50 mL daily 75 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Aztreonam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 100%

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

Currently Taking Aztreonam

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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

Stopped Taking Aztreonam

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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
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Aztreonam

Always
 2 67%
Usually
 1 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Aztreonam

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 33%
A little
 2 67%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Aztreonam

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 25, 2012.