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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. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Allergies 115 27 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Asthma 98 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Asthma 33 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 28 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Sinusitis 27 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Seasonal allergy 25 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 6
Mild
 20
None
 75

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

Nosebleed(s) 5
Dry nose 5
Bad taste in mouth 3
Jittery feeling 2
Runny nose (rhinorrhea) 1
No other negative side effects for me! YAY! 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Fluticasone. See all 55 dosages ►

  0.05 mg daily 0.1 mg daily 0.2 mg daily 27.5 mcg daily 44 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 88 mcg daily 110 mcg daily 220 mcg daily 440 mcg daily
  68 Number of Patients: 68 56 Number of Patients: 56 22 Number of Patients: 22 13 Number of Patients: 13 16 Number of Patients: 16 17 Number of Patients: 17 12 Number of Patients: 12 24 Number of Patients: 24 15 Number of Patients: 15 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 30   Did not seem to work: 29%
Other 28   Other: 27%
Doctor's advice 18   Doctor's advice: 18%
Course of treatment ended 14   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Side effects too severe 10   Side effects too severe: 10%
Expense 9   Expense: 9%
Change in health plan coverage 5   Change in health plan coverage: 5%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 2%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%

See all 98 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
 60 57%
Usually
 30 29%
Sometimes
 14 13%
Never
 1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fluticasone

Very
 2 2%
Somewhat
 10 10%
A little
 19 18%
Not at all
 74 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fluticasone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 5 7%
$25-49
 12 17%
< $25
 52 75%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.