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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 Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Muscle Pain 22 3
Muscle aches 3 1
Lower back pain 3 0
Other 2 3
Support another treatment 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 13%
None
7 88%

Most commonly reported side effects

Burning sensation
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Biofreeze. See all 15 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 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 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 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
8
5
9

Stopped Taking Biofreeze

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 38%
Usually
2 25%
Sometimes
3 38%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
3 38%
Not at all
5 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 13%
< $25
3 38%

Report created on November 22, 2009.