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What is Levalbuterol?

Levalbuterol is in a class of medications called beta agonists. It works by relaxing and opening air passages to the lungs to make breathing easier. It is used to prevent or relieve the wheezing, difficulty breathing, and chest tightness caused by lung disease such as asthma and COPD.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 40 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Asthma 25 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 6 0
Breathing difficulty 6 1 Efficacy_slight
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Upper respiratory infection 2 0

See all 80 patients currently taking Levalbuterol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 1
Mild
 6
None
 4

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

Shakiness 2
Cough 1
Headaches 1
Agitation 1
Heart palpitations 1
Easily angry 1
See all 11 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Levalbuterol. See all 33 dosages ►

  1.25mg/0.5mL as needed 1.25mg/3mL as needed 0.31mg/3mL as needed 0.63mg/3mL as needed 2 CFCfree45mcg/inh as needed CFCfree45mcg/inh as needed 1.25 mg/0.5 mL daily 2 x 1.25 mg/3 mL daily 45 mcg daily 90 mcg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 7 Number of Patients: 7 19 Number of Patients: 19 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Levalbuterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 27%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 20%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 20%
Other 2   Other: 13%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 7%
Expense 1   Expense: 7%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 7%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Levalbuterol

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

Currently Taking Levalbuterol

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

Stopped Taking Levalbuterol

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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 Levalbuterol

Always
 10 77%
Usually
 2 15%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Levalbuterol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 15%
A little
 3 23%
Not at all
 8 62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Levalbuterol

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

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Report created on May 27, 2012.