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What is Fluticasone?

Fluticasone is a corticosteroid that is available as an inhalant for the treatment of asthma, in a nasal spray for allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and in a topical cream for inflammation and itching associated with dermatitis. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 8 3
Allergies 5 0
General health 4 0
Asthma 2 1
Nasal congestion 2 0
post-nasal drip 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
4 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fluticasone. See all 18 dosages ►

  0.05mg/inh as needed as needed daily 0.05 mg daily 0.1 mg daily 1 daily 1 mcg daily 2 daily 2 mcg daily 2 other daily 27.5 mcg daily 44 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 50 mg daily 110 mcg daily 125 mg daily 176 mcg daily 220 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluticasone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
1 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Other
1 33% Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended
1 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluticasone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Fluticasone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
3
4
0
5

Stopped Taking Fluticasone

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 75%
Usually
1 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 23, 2009.