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What is Nebulizer Treatment device?

Nebulizers are used to treat asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and other conditions where inhaled medicines are indicated. Nebulizers deliver a stream of medicated air to the lungs over a period of time.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 14 1 Efficacy_moderate
Breathing difficulty 14 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Asthma 13 0
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 5 1 Efficacy_slight
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 5 0
Fatigue 3 0

See all 56 patients currently taking Nebulizer Treatment device

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 9

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Nebulizer Treatment device. See all 39 dosages ►

  hours as needed daily 4hours as needed 1hours as needed 15minutes as needed 1other as needed 0.5 hr daily 1 hr daily 3 other daily 6 hr daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nebulizer Treatment device (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 80%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Nebulizer Treatment device

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

Currently Taking Nebulizer Treatment device

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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 Nebulizer Treatment device

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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 Nebulizer Treatment device

Always
 2 22%
Usually
 5 56%
Sometimes
 1 11%
Never
 1 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Nebulizer Treatment device

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 3 33%
Not at all
 6 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Nebulizer Treatment device

$200+
 1 17%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 33%
< $25
 3 50%

Report created on May 25, 2012.