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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Allergies 140 32 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Asthma 133 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Cystic Fibrosis 34 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Asthma 33 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 28 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Sinusitis symptoms 27 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 396 patients currently taking Fluticasone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 5
Moderate
 7
Mild
 22
None
 82

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Fluticasone

Nosebleed(s) 6
Dry nose 5
Bad taste in mouth 3
Runny nose (rhinorrhea) 2
Jittery feeling 2
Shakiness 1
See all 17 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Fluticasone. See all 59 dosages ►

  0.05mg/inh as needed 0.05 mg daily 0.1 mg daily 0.2 mg daily 44 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 88 mcg daily 110 mcg daily 220 mcg daily 440 mcg daily
  14 Number of Patients: 14 71 Number of Patients: 71 63 Number of Patients: 63 23 Number of Patients: 23 24 Number of Patients: 24 21 Number of Patients: 21 18 Number of Patients: 18 25 Number of Patients: 25 18 Number of Patients: 18 14 Number of Patients: 14  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluticasone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 38   Did not seem to work: 29%
Other 31   Other: 24%
Doctor's advice 24   Doctor's advice: 18%
Course of treatment ended 20   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Side effects too severe 15   Side effects too severe: 11%
Expense 11   Expense: 8%
Change in health plan coverage 6   Change in health plan coverage: 5%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 2%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 2%

See all 126 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluticasone

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

Currently Taking Fluticasone

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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 Fluticasone

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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 Fluticasone

Always
 65 56%
Usually
 35 30%
Sometimes
 14 12%
Never
 2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fluticasone

Very
 3 3%
Somewhat
 11 9%
A little
 20 17%
Not at all
 82 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fluticasone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 6 8%
$25-49
 13 18%
< $25
 55 74%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.