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What is Hydrocortisone topical?

Hydrocortisone topical is a corticosteroid applied to the skin for relief of inflammation of corticosteroid-responsive skin disorders.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Psoriasis 36 10 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Eczema 32 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Atopic Dermatitis 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Hemorrhoids 3 0
Itching (pruritus) 2 1 Efficacy_major
Other 2 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 55 patients currently taking Hydrocortisone topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 17

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

Rash or skin problems 1
Burning sensation 1
Skin thinning 1
Redness of skin (erythema) 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

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

  probutate0.1% as needed butyrate0.1% as needed 0.5% as needed 1other as needed 1% as needed 2.5% as needed 0.2 g daily 0.5 g daily 1 g daily 2.5 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 13 Number of Patients: 13 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocortisone topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 29%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 26%
Other 7   Other: 23%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 19%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 10%
Expense 2   Expense: 6%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 3%

See all 31 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocortisone topical

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

Currently Taking Hydrocortisone topical

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Hydrocortisone 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 Hydrocortisone topical

Always
 11 50%
Usually
 5 23%
Sometimes
 6 27%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydrocortisone topical

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 4 18%
A little
 7 32%
Not at all
 10 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydrocortisone topical

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 13 93%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.