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What is Clobetasol topical?

Clobetasol is a topical corticosteroid used for short-term relief of inflammation of moderate-to-severe corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Psoriasis 74 28 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Eczema 12 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
psoriasis on face, feet and hands 3 0
Lichen Sclerosus 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
psoriasis of scalp and ears 2 0
DLE (Discoid lupus erthematosis) 2 1 Efficacy_major

See all 76 patients currently taking Clobetasol topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 6
Mild
 8
None
 23

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Clobetasol topical

Skin thinning 3
Thinning of skin 3
Burning sensation in skin 2
Hospitalization 2
Rashes (redness, swelling) 1
Metallic taste in mouth 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Clobetasol topical. See all 11 dosages ►

  3 0.05% as needed 60g as needed 0.05% as needed 0.05 g weekly 0.15 g every other week 0.1 g weekly 0.05 g m,w,f 0.05 g daily 0.05 other daily 0.1 g daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 37 Number of Patients: 37 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clobetasol topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 17   Did not seem to work: 45%
Course of treatment ended 10   Course of treatment ended: 26%
Other 5   Other: 13%
Expense 4   Expense: 11%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 11%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 8%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 8%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%

See all 36 patients who’ve stopped taking Clobetasol topical

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

Currently Taking Clobetasol topical

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

Stopped Taking Clobetasol topical

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Clobetasol topical

Always
 13 35%
Usually
 14 38%
Sometimes
 7 19%
Never
 3 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Clobetasol topical

Very
 2 5%
Somewhat
 10 27%
A little
 13 35%
Not at all
 12 32%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Clobetasol topical

$200+
 4 17%
$100-199
 2 9%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 3 13%
< $25
 13 57%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.