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What is Nicotinamide?

Nicotinamide is a water soluble vitamin. Oral preparation is used to prevent and treat pellagra. The topical preparation is used to improve the appearance of acne and decrease visible inflammation and irritation caused by acne medications.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Skin Sensitivity 1 1 Efficacy_major
Nerve Sensitivity (Pins and needles all over, skin hurts against clothes) 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
INCREASED NERVE FUNCTION 1 1 Efficacy_none
Skin sensitive to touch 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See 1 patient currently taking Nicotinamide

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Nicotinamide

Stomach pain 1

Reported Dosages

  2 other daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nicotinamide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Nicotinamide

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

Stopped Taking Nicotinamide

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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 Nicotinamide

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Nicotinamide

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Nicotinamide

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

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Report created on May 28, 2012.