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What is Capsaicin topical?

Capsaicin is a topical analgesic used in the treatment of pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, diabetic neuropathy; postsurgical pain. Off label it is used for pain associated with psoriasis, chronic neuralgias and intractable pruritis (itching).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Osteoarthritis 48 9 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain 8 1 Efficacy_slight
Diabetic Neuropathy 5 1 Efficacy_slight
Chronic Pain Syndrome 1 0
Fibromyalgia 1 0
Bursitis 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 32 patients currently taking Capsaicin topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 5
Moderate
 3
Mild
 2
None
 4

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

Burning sensation 3
Burning sensation in skin 2
Pain 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Capsaicin topical. See all 17 dosages ►

  1other as needed 0.025% as needed 0.025 g daily 0.075 g daily 1 g m,w,f 1 other daily 1 daily 1 g daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Capsaicin topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 14   Side effects too severe: 47%
Did not seem to work 12   Did not seem to work: 40%
Other 5   Other: 17%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 7%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%

See all 29 patients who’ve stopped taking Capsaicin topical

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

Currently Taking Capsaicin 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 Capsaicin 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 Capsaicin topical

Always
 3 21%
Usually
 5 36%
Sometimes
 5 36%
Never
 1 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Capsaicin topical

Very
 2 14%
Somewhat
 3 21%
A little
 6 43%
Not at all
 3 21%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Capsaicin topical

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 11%
< $25
 8 89%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.