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What is Salicylic acid topical?

Salicylic acid topically is used for controlling seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis of body and scalp, dandruff, and other scaling dermatoses; also used to remove warts, corns, and calluses; and for acne.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Seborrheic Dermatitis 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Acne 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Psoriasis on head 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Acne breakout 1 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Salicylic acid topical

Dry skin 1

Reported Dosages

  2% as needed - as needed 3% as needed 1.8 g m,w,f 3 g daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Salicylic acid topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 33%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 33%

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

Currently Taking Salicylic acid 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
0
0

Stopped Taking Salicylic acid 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
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Salicylic acid topical

Always
 2 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 2 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Salicylic acid topical

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 50%
Not at all
 2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Salicylic acid topical

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

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Report created on May 26, 2012.