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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 31 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain 5 1 Efficacy_slight
Diabetic Neuropathy 3 1 Efficacy_slight
Bursitis 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Fibromyalgia 1 0
Palindromic Rheumatism Syndrome 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 22 patients currently taking Capsaicin topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 4

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

Pain 1
Burning sensation in skin 1
Burning sensation 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Capsaicin topical. See all 13 dosages ►

  1tps. as needed 75mg as needed 1other as needed 0.025 g daily 1 g m,w,f 1 other daily 1 daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 3 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Capsaicin topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 41%
Side effects too severe 9   Side effects too severe: 41%
Other 4   Other: 18%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 9%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 5%

See all 21 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
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
 2 18%
Usually
 4 36%
Sometimes
 5 45%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Capsaicin topical

Very
 1 9%
Somewhat
 3 27%
A little
 4 36%
Not at all
 3 27%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Capsaicin topical

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

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Report created on February 11, 2012.