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What is Desonide Topical?

Desonide is a topical corticosteroid used as adjunctive therapy for inflammation in acute and chronic corticosteroid responsive dermatosis (low potency corticosteroid) and for mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Atopic Dermatitis 4 0
Other 2 0
Allergic contact dermatitis 2 1 Efficacy_major
Skin rash 1 1 Efficacy_major
Seborrheic dermatitis 1 0
Inflammation 1 0

See all 12 patients currently taking Desonide Topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Dosages

  0.05% as needed 0.05% daily 0.05 g daily 0.1 g daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Desonide Topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 60%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 60%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 20%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Desonide Topical

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

Currently Taking Desonide 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

Stopped Taking Desonide 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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Desonide Topical

Always
 2 67%
Usually
 1 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Desonide Topical

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 67%
Not at all
 1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Desonide Topical

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

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Report created on May 26, 2012.