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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 33 5
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6 1
Wheezing 4 0
Support another treatment 2 1
Chest congestion 1 1
cronic broncitis 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 29%
Mild
1 14%
None
4 57%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
2 29%
rash and itching
1 14%
shaking hands
1 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  1other as needed 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 115 mcg-21 mcg daily 2 x 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 250 mcg-50 mcg daily 250 mcg daily 2 x 250 mcg-50 mcg daily 500 mcg-50 mcg daily 2 x 500 mcg-50 mcg daily 4 x 250 mcg-50 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 100% Did not seem to work: 100%

See all 1 patient 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
3
3
25

Stopped Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 43%
Usually
4 57%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 29%
Not at all
5 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 14%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 14%
< $25
2 29%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.