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What is Finacea?

Finacea® is a brand name for azelaic acid, a topical skin product used for the treatment of inflammatory papules and pustules of mild-to-moderate rosacea.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Rosacea 4 2 Efficacy_moderate
DLE (Discoid lupus erthematosis) 1 1 Efficacy_major
Other 1 0
Acne breakout 1 0
Rosacea 1 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 4

Reported Dosages

  15% as needed 30 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Finacea (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1   Expense: 50%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 50%

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

Currently Taking Finacea

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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
0

Stopped Taking Finacea

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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
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Finacea

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 1 25%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Finacea

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Finacea

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.