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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 238 70 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Asthma 43 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 38 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 32 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Breathing difficulty 24 8 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
General health 10 3 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 393 patients currently taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 9
Mild
 21
None
 76

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 6
Oral thrush (candidiasis) 2
Shaky hands 2
Bruising 1
Brain fog 1
Blurry vision 1
See all 29 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol. See all 42 dosages ►

  daily 45 mcg-21 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 2 x 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 250 mcg-50 mcg daily 250 mcg daily 500 mcg-50 mcg daily 2 x 250 mcg-50 mcg daily 2 x 500 mcg-50 mcg daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 8 Number of Patients: 8 7 Number of Patients: 7 26 Number of Patients: 26 45 Number of Patients: 45 64 Number of Patients: 64 18 Number of Patients: 18 32 Number of Patients: 32 91 Number of Patients: 91 52 Number of Patients: 52  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 19   Doctor's advice: 26%
Other 18   Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended 12   Course of treatment ended: 16%
Did not seem to work 12   Did not seem to work: 16%
Expense 9   Expense: 12%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 10%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 5%

See all 71 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

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

Currently Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

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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-Salmeterol

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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-Salmeterol

Always
 64 59%
Usually
 34 31%
Sometimes
 7 6%
Never
 3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fluticasone-Salmeterol

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 13 12%
A little
 21 19%
Not at all
 73 68%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fluticasone-Salmeterol

$200+
 2 3%
$100-199
 3 4%
$50-99
 8 11%
$25-49
 26 34%
< $25
 36 47%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.