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What is Budesonide-Formoterol?

Budesonide and formoterol combined are a long-acting inhaled corticosteroid that is used to treat asthma where combination therapy is indicated and for airflow obstruction associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 61 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 19 1 Efficacy_slight
Asthma 18 2 Efficacy_major
General health 4 0
Other 3 1 Efficacy_major
Emphysema 3 0

See all 119 patients currently taking Budesonide-Formoterol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 4
None
 12

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Budesonide-Formoterol

Dry mouth at night 1
Racing heart feeling 1
Weight gain 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Mouth sores (ulcers) 1
Acne breakout 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Budesonide-Formoterol. See all 20 dosages ►

  80mcg-4.5mcg/inh as needed 2 80mcg-4.5mcg/inh as needed 200mcg as needed 80 mcg-4.5 mcg/inh daily 2 x 80 mcg-4.5 mcg/inh daily 160 mcg-4.5 mcg/inh daily 4 x 80 mcg-4.5 mcg/inh daily 2 x 160 mcg-4.5 mcg/inh daily 4 x 160 mcg-4.5 mcg/inh daily 6 x 160 mcg-4.5 mcg/inh daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 11 Number of Patients: 11 22 Number of Patients: 22 6 Number of Patients: 6 27 Number of Patients: 27 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Budesonide-Formoterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4   Other: 36%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 27%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 27%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 18%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Budesonide-Formoterol

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

Currently Taking Budesonide-Formoterol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Budesonide-Formoterol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Budesonide-Formoterol

Always
 11 65%
Usually
 5 29%
Sometimes
 1 6%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Budesonide-Formoterol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 18%
A little
 5 29%
Not at all
 9 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Budesonide-Formoterol

$200+
 3 25%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 8%
$25-49
 2 17%
< $25
 5 42%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.