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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Asthma 31 10
Other 4 0
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 4 0
General health 3 1
Allergies 2 0
Shortness of breath 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 8%
None
11 92%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
1 8%
shaking hands
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol. See all 14 dosages ►

  daily 2 other daily 45 mcg-21 mcg daily 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 2 x 100 mcg-50 mcg daily 230 mcg-21 mcg daily 250 mcg-50 mcg daily 250 mcg daily 2 x 230 mcg-21 mcg daily 2 x 250 mcg-50 mcg daily 500 mcg-50 mcg daily 500 mcg daily 2 x 500 mcg-50 mcg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 100% Other: 100%
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
9
2
20

Stopped Taking Fluticasone-Salmeterol

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 50%
Usually
4 33%
Sometimes
2 17%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
1 8%
A little
3 25%
Not at all
7 58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 23, 2009.