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Category: Prescription Drugs
Most Popular Types: Betnesol, Celestone, Celestone Soluspan
Generic Name: Betamethasone
Betamethasone is a corticosteroid that is prepared for systemic as well as topical use for inflammatory conditions of the skin including seborrheic or atopic dermatitis, neurodermatitis, and psoriasis.
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 1 |
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| Seborrheic dermatitis | 1 | 1 |
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| cracking skin around fingernails | 1 | 1 |
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| Relapse MS (exacerbation) | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Nerve Sensitivity (Pins and needles all over, skin hurts against clothes) | 1 | 1 |
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| Increase effect of another treatment | 1 | 0 |
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course of treatment ended | 2 | ||
| Did not seem to work | 1 |
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Betamethasone
Always |
2 | 50% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
2 | 50% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Betamethasone
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
1 | 25% |
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A little |
1 | 25% |
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Not at all |
2 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Betamethasone
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
2 | 100% |
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Report created on May 27, 2012.