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What is mometasone nasal?

Mometasone is a corticosteriod that is inhaled via a nasal spray. It is used in the treatment and prevention of seasonal allergies. It works by reducing nasal swelling that can be caused by an allergic reaction.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Allergies 75 20 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Sinusitis symptoms 23 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Nasal congestion 22 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 13 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 8 1 Efficacy_moderate
Asthma 7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 139 patients currently taking mometasone nasal

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 5
None
 30

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with mometasone nasal

Dry throat 2
Bad taste in mouth 2
Dry nose 2
Nosebleed(s) 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking mometasone nasal. See all 15 dosages ►

  mcg as needed 50mcg/inh as needed 50 mcg yearly 2 mcg daily 7.5 g daily 10 other daily 17 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 200 mcg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 17 Number of Patients: 17 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 53 Number of Patients: 53 48 Number of Patients: 48 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking mometasone nasal (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 9   Other: 29%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 26%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 13%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 13%
Expense 3   Expense: 10%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 6%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%

See all 28 patients who’ve stopped taking mometasone nasal

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

Currently Taking mometasone nasal

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

Stopped Taking mometasone nasal

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of mometasone nasal

Always
 13 34%
Usually
 13 34%
Sometimes
 11 29%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of mometasone nasal

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 8%
A little
 14 37%
Not at all
 21 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of mometasone nasal

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 6 25%
< $25
 18 75%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.