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What is Selenium sulfide topical?

Selenium sulfide topical is used for the treatment of itching and flaking of the scalp associated with dandruff, to control scalp seborrheic dermatitis; and for the treatment of tinea versicolor.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Seborrheic Dermatitis 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Itchy scalp 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Dosages

  1% as needed 1 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Selenium sulfide topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 67%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 33%

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

Currently Taking Selenium sulfide 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 Selenium sulfide 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
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Selenium sulfide topical

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Selenium sulfide topical

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Selenium sulfide topical

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

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Report created on May 27, 2012.