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What is Budesonide?

Budesonide is a corticosteroid. Intranasal it is used for symptoms of seasonal or perennial rhinitis. Nebulizer or inhalation delivery is used for Maintenance and prophylactic treatment of asthma. The oral capsule is used to treat active Crohn's disease (CD) or to maintain remission of CD.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 78 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Crohn's Disease 18 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Cystic Fibrosis 17 1 Efficacy_none
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 15 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Asthma 15 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Allergies 9 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 5
Mild
 4
None
 26

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

Anxious mood 2
Depressed mood 1
Nausea 1
Mood swings 1
Dizziness 1
Brain fog 1
See all 17 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Budesonide. See all 49 dosages ►

  0.032 mg daily 0.064 mg daily 0.25 mg/2 mL daily 2 x 0.25 mg/2 mL daily 2 x 0.5 mg/2 mL daily 3 mg daily 9 mg daily 180 mcg daily 200 mcg daily 400 mcg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 13 Number of Patients: 13 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Budesonide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 24   Did not seem to work: 35%
Doctor's advice 18   Doctor's advice: 26%
Course of treatment ended 16   Course of treatment ended: 23%
Other 10   Other: 14%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 3%
Expense 1   Expense: 1%

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

Currently Taking Budesonide

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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 Budesonide

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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 Budesonide

Always
 25 69%
Usually
 6 17%
Sometimes
 3 8%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Budesonide

Very
 1 3%
Somewhat
 5 14%
A little
 3 8%
Not at all
 27 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Budesonide

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 17%
$25-49
 6 25%
< $25
 14 58%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.