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What is DermOtic Oil?

DermOtic® Oil is a brand name for fluocinolone, a corticosteroid. It is used for ophthalmic relief of chronic eczematous external otitis in adults and children ≥2 years of age.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Itchy ears 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Psoriasis inside ear canal 1 0
Pain in ear 1 1 Efficacy_none

See all 2 patients currently taking DermOtic Oil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  0.04 g all the time (24/7) 4 0.01% as needed
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking DermOtic Oil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 67%
Expense 1   Expense: 33%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking DermOtic Oil

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

Stopped Taking DermOtic Oil

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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 DermOtic Oil

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of DermOtic Oil

Very
 1 50%
Somewhat
 1 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of DermOtic Oil

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

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Report created on May 26, 2012.