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What is Fluocinonide topical?

Fluocinonide is a topical corticosteroid that is used as an anti-inflammatory and antipruritic. It is also used in the treatment of plaque-type psoriasis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Psoriasis 11 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Dyshidrotic Eczema 2 0
Alopecia Areata 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Butterfly (malar) rash 1 0
Swelling in feet 1 0

See all 16 patients currently taking Fluocinonide topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 6

Reported Dosages

  1ea as needed 0.05% as needed 0.05 g daily 0.1 g daily 0.2 g daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluocinonide topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 5   Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 30%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 20%
Expense 1   Expense: 10%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 10%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluocinonide topical

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

Currently Taking Fluocinonide 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 Fluocinonide 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 Fluocinonide topical

Always
 5 71%
Usually
 2 29%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fluocinonide topical

Very
 2 29%
Somewhat
 2 29%
A little
 1 14%
Not at all
 2 29%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fluocinonide topical

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 14%
< $25
 6 86%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.