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What is Fluticasone-Salmeterol?

This is a combination of fluticasone and salmeterol. It is an inhalant preparation that is used for maintenance treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with chronic bronchitis.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Asthma 8 3
Breathing difficulty 7 1
Other 6 1
General health 3 1
Bronchitis 1 0
Don't know 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
5 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol. See all 13 dosages ►

  4 daily 45 mcg-21 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 2 x 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 230 mcg-21 mcg daily 250 mcg-50 mcg daily 250 mcg daily 2 x 250 mcg-50 mcg daily 500 mcg-50 mcg daily 4 x 230 mcg-21 mcg daily 2 x 500 mcg-50 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 40% Other: 40%
Did not seem to work
1 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Expense
1 20% Expense: 20%
Doctor's advice
1 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe
1 20% Side effects too severe: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
1
0
11

Stopped Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 60%
Usually
2 40%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 20%
Not at all
4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 20%
$25-49
2 40%
< $25
0 0%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 23, 2009.