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What is Beclomethasone?

Beclomethasone is a corticosteroid that is inhaled through the mouth or nose. It is used to prevent the recurrence of nasal polyps, to treat asthma and nasal congestion.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 7 0
Asthma 3 1 Efficacy_major
General health 2 0
Chronic sinusitis 2 1 Efficacy_none
Sinusitis 1 1 Efficacy_major
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 1 0

See all 16 patients currently taking Beclomethasone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 2

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

Nosebleed(s) 1
Dry nasal passages 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Beclomethasone. See all 12 dosages ►

  0.084 mg daily 1 other daily 2 mcg daily 4 INH daily 6 INH daily 50 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 160 mcg daily 200 mcg daily 400 mcg daily
  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 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Beclomethasone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 100%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Beclomethasone

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

Currently Taking Beclomethasone

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

Stopped Taking Beclomethasone

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Beclomethasone

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 3 100%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Beclomethasone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 33%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Beclomethasone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.