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What is Triamcinolone topical?

Triamcinolone topical is used to treat the itching, redness, dryness, crusting, scaling, inflammation, and discomfort of various skin conditions. It is also used to relieve the discomfort of mouth sores.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Psoriasis 41 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Rash or skin problems 7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Other 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Itching (pruritus) 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Eczema 4 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Dyshidrotic Eczema 3 0

See all 54 patients currently taking Triamcinolone topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Triamcinolone topical

Oily facial skin 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Triamcinolone topical. See all 18 dosages ►

  0.025% as needed 0.05% as needed 0.1% as needed 0.1 g weekly 0.025 g daily 0.05 g daily 0.1 g daily 0.2 g daily 0.3 g daily 0.5 g daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Triamcinolone topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 21   Did not seem to work: 60%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 23%
Other 6   Other: 17%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 6%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 6%
Expense 1   Expense: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%

See all 34 patients who’ve stopped taking Triamcinolone topical

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

Currently Taking Triamcinolone topical

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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 Triamcinolone topical

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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 Triamcinolone topical

Always
 9 60%
Usually
 5 33%
Sometimes
 1 7%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Triamcinolone topical

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 7%
A little
 4 27%
Not at all
 10 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Triamcinolone topical

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 10%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 9 90%

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Report created on May 23, 2012.