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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 42 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Eczema 11 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
psoriasis on face, feet and hands 3 0
psoriasis of scalp and ears 2 0
Pustular Psoriasis 2 0
Dyshidrotic Eczema 2 0

See all 51 patients currently taking Clobetasol topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 4
Mild
 3
None
 17

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

Skin thinning 2
Thinning of the skPr 1
Burning sensation in skin 1
Redness of skin (erythema) 1
Tachyphylaxis (rapid wearing off) 1
Hospitalization 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  0.05% as needed 3 0.05% as needed 60g as needed 0.05 other daily 0.05 g daily 0.1 g daily
  18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clobetasol topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 9   Course of treatment ended: 36%
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 36%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 12%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 12%
Other 3   Other: 12%
Expense 2   Expense: 8%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 8%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%

See all 23 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
0

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
 8 33%
Usually
 9 38%
Sometimes
 6 25%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Clobetasol topical

Very
 1 4%
Somewhat
 6 25%
A little
 7 29%
Not at all
 10 42%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Clobetasol topical

$200+
 2 13%
$100-199
 2 13%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 13%
< $25
 10 63%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.