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What is Xylometazoline nasal?

Xylometazoline is a decongestant used for the temporary relief of congestion or stuffiness in the nose caused by hay fever or other allergies, colds, or sinus trouble.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
weakness of blowing nose 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 1 0
General health 1 0
Runny nose (rhinorrhea) 1 0
Nasal congestion 1 0
Non-allergic Rhinitis 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Xylometazoline nasal

Addiction 1
Rhinitis (nasal inflammation) 1

Reported Dosages

  1other as needed 5 0.1% as needed 0.05 g daily 1 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Xylometazoline nasal (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Personal research 1   Personal research: 33%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

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

Stopped Taking Xylometazoline nasal

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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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0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Xylometazoline nasal

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Xylometazoline nasal

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Xylometazoline nasal

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.