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Table 3 Change of treatment in men initially prescribed an α-blocker plus an antimuscarinic combination treatment and non-persistent at 12 months

From: A retrospective study of treatment persistence and adherence to α-blocker plus antimuscarinic combination therapies, in men with LUTS/BPH in the Netherlands

 

FDC

Concomitant therapy

Change of treatment in men non-persistent at 12 months, N (%)

N = 324

N = 859

 Switcha

19 (5.9)

56 (6.5)

 No switch/discontinuationb

305 (94.1)

803 (93.5)

Switched to, N (%)

N = 19

N = 56

 Combination with new α-blocker

1 (5.3)

5 (8.9)

 Combination with new antimuscarinic

6 (31.6)

25 (44.6)

 Concomitant therapy with the same drugs

9 (47.4)

3 (5.4)

 Concomitant therapy with a new α-blocker and antimuscarinic

3 (15.8)

0

 FDC

0

23 (41.1)

No switch/discontinuation, N (%)

N = 305

N = 803

 α-blocker therapy only

58 (19.0)

246 (30.6)

 Antimuscarinic therapy only

19 (6.2)

107 (13.3)

 No therapy changes

228 (74.8)

450 (56.0)

  1. FDC fixed-dose combination
  2. aAlternative combination therapy prescribed within 30 days following discontinuation of index combination therapy
  3. bNo alternative combination therapy prescribed within 30 days following discontinuation of index combination therapy