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What do patients take to treat Bronchiectasis and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name	Efficacy	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Albuterol (Albuterol Nebulizer, Respigen, Proventil, ProAir HFA)	1 (50%) experienced major efficacy 1 (50%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (50%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 1 (50%) experienced no side effects	2
Fluticasone (Avamys, Flovent Diskus, Fluticapen, Flixotide)	1 (100%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (100%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
Tobramycin (TOBI, Tobramycin ophthalmic)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
Ipratropium Inhalant	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
mometasone (Asmanex, Elocon, Asmanex Twisthaler 120 Dose, Asmanex Twisthaler 30 Dose)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from Bronchiectasis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Bronchiectasis at PatientsLikeMe?

51 patients have this condition
2 New patients joined this month
20 say Bronchiectasis is their primary condition

<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Current Age
2 patients	4 patients	10 patients	7 patients	11 patients	12 patients	2 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
73%	Females
27%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 yrs	10	10
20-29 yrs	4	4
30-39 yrs	3	3
40-49 yrs	4	4
50-59 yrs	5	5
60-69 yrs	2	2
70+ yrs	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	34	34

These charts show data from Bronchiectasis patients who have completed their condition history

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