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What is Biofreeze?

Biofreeze products are topical formulations said to provide a variety of benefits for therapy, pain relief, exercise/training and overall comfort. Biofreeze products contain Ilex, an herbal extract from a South American holly shrub.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Muscle pain 27 4
Muscle aches 4 1
Pain in lower back 3 0
Other 2 3
Burning sensation in feet 1 0
Support another treatment 1 0

See all 42 patients currently taking Biofreeze

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 11%
None
8 89%

Most commonly reported side effects

Burning sensation
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Biofreeze. See all 16 dosages ►

  0other as needed 10other as needed 1app as needed 1mg as needed 1 other as needed 1other as needed 2app as needed 3.5other as needed 3app as needed 5mg as needed daily 1 app weekly 1 app daily 1 mg daily 2 app daily 3 other daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Biofreeze (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 100% Did not seem to work: 100%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Biofreeze

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Biofreeze

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

Stopped Taking Biofreeze

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 44%
Usually
2 22%
Sometimes
3 33%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 11%
A little
4 44%
Not at all
4 44%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 11%
< $25
4 44%

Report created on March 20, 2010.