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What is mometasone nasal?

Mometasone is a corticosteriod that is inhaled via a nasal spray. It is used in the treatment and prevention of seasonal allergies. It works by reducing nasal swelling that can be caused by an allergic reaction.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Allergies 64 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Sinusitis 20 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Nasal congestion 20 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 13 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 8 1 Efficacy_moderate
Asthma 7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 126 patients currently taking mometasone nasal

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 4
None
 28

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

Dry throat 2
Dry nose 2
Bad taste in mouth 1
Nosebleed(s) 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking mometasone nasal. See all 14 dosages ►

  mcg as needed 50mcg/inh as needed 50 mcg yearly 2 mcg daily 10 other daily 17 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 150 mcg daily 200 mcg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 45 Number of Patients: 45 45 Number of Patients: 45 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking mometasone nasal (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 8   Other: 29%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 29%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 14%
Expense 3   Expense: 11%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 7%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 4%

See all 25 patients who’ve stopped taking mometasone nasal

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

Currently Taking mometasone nasal

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

Stopped Taking mometasone nasal

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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 mometasone nasal

Always
 12 34%
Usually
 11 31%
Sometimes
 11 31%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of mometasone nasal

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 9%
A little
 13 37%
Not at all
 19 54%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of mometasone nasal

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 6 26%
< $25
 17 74%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.