What is Osimertinib?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Tagrisso

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Osimertinib is a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 51 7
Non-small cell lung cancer 10 0
Squamous cell carcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 4 0
Adenosquamous carcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 3 1
Lung cancer 2 0

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 3
Mild 4
None 0

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Osimertinib

Side effect Patients Percentage
Diarrhea 2
Brittle hair 1
Brittle nails 1
Broken nails 1
Chronic fatigue 1
Decreased appetite 1

Show all 15 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Osimertinib

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 2
Doctor's advice 2
See all 2 patients who've stopped taking Osimertinib

Duration

Stopped taking Osimertinib

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
1 - 2 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 7
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 2
Not at all hard to take 5
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 2
$100-199 0
$50-99 2
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 2

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Osimertinib after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Erlotinib (Tarceva) 8
Chemotherapy 5
Afatinib (Gilotrif) 3
Gefitinib (Iressa) 3
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) 1

Patients stopped taking Osimertinib and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Chemotherapy 2
Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) 1
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) 1
Pemetrexed-carboplatin chemotherapy 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Osimertinib.