Select a community
MS
Find out more about the PatientsLikeMe
MS Community
Home > Community Treatment Reports > Fluticasone-Salmeterol Treatment Report
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 53 12
Other 18 2
Breathing difficulty 8 2
Bronchitis 4 0
General health 2 0
Chronic Asthma 1 0

Mouse over the table for more information

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 12%
None
15 88%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
1 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol. See all 19 dosages ►

  230mcg-21mcg as needed 250mcg-50mcg as needed 500mcg-50mcg as needed daily 45 mcg-21 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 2 x 45 mcg-21 mcg daily 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 115 mcg-21 mcg daily 200 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 500 mcg daily 2 x 500 mcg-50 mcg daily 4 x 250 mcg-50 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 8 Number of Patients: 8 9 Number of Patients: 9 14 Number of Patients: 14 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
Other
4 40% Other: 40%
Personal research
2 20% Personal research: 20%
Doctor's advice
2 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe
1 10% Side effects too severe: 10%
Course of treatment ended
1 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%

See all 9 patients 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
3
3
7
5
32

Stopped Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
13 76%
Usually
1 6%
Sometimes
2 12%
Never
1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 6%
A little
1 6%
Not at all
15 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 6%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 6%
$25-49
7 41%
< $25
3 18%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 22, 2009.