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What is Calcipotriene?

Calcipotriene (Calcipotriol) is a topical skin product that contains synthetic Vitamin D. It is used for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and chronic, moderate-to-severe psoriasis of the scalp.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Psoriasis 14 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Perioral Dermatitis 1 0
Rash or skin problems 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Calcipotriene

Itching (pruritus) 1

Reported Dosages

  0.005% as needed 1other as needed 0.005 g daily 0.01 g daily 2 app daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Calcipotriene (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 50%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 33%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%
Other 1   Other: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Calcipotriene

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

Currently Taking Calcipotriene

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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 Calcipotriene

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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 Calcipotriene

Always
 1 25%
Usually
 2 50%
Sometimes
 1 25%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Calcipotriene

Very
 1 25%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Calcipotriene

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

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Report created on May 27, 2012.