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What is Corticosteroids?

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism, protein catabolism, blood electrolyte levels, and behavior.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 3 1 Efficacy_slight
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 3 3 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Burning sensation in skin 3 2 Efficacy_moderate
Retrobulbar optic neuritis 2 0
Vision 2 0
Plantar Fasciitis 1 0

See all 7 patients currently taking Corticosteroids

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 5

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

Emotional sensitivity 2
Pain in lower back 1
Pain in legs 1

Reported Dosages

  1g as needed 50 g every other week 180 other monthly 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Corticosteroids (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 13   Course of treatment ended: 87%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 7%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 7%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Corticosteroids

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

Currently Taking Corticosteroids

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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

Stopped Taking Corticosteroids

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Corticosteroids

Always
 5 63%
Usually
 1 13%
Sometimes
 1 13%
Never
 1 13%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Corticosteroids

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 13%
A little
 1 13%
Not at all
 6 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Corticosteroids

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 25%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 75%

Report created on May 28, 2012.