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What is Ketoconazole Topical?

Ketoconazole is an antifungal medication. It works by slowing the growth of fungi that cause infection. As a cream it is used to treat ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot, and yeast infections of the skin. It comes as a shampoo to treat tinea versicolor, a skin infection that causes brown spots.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Prevent infection 4 1 Efficacy_major
Seborrheic Dermatitis 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Itching (pruritus) 1 0
Other 1 0
Seborrheic dermatitis 1 0
Facial eczema rash 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 8 patients currently taking Ketoconazole Topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ketoconazole Topical

Skin thinning 1

Reported Dosages

  2% as needed 0.25 g daily 2 g daily 4 g daily 30 mg daily 60 g daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 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 Ketoconazole Topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 40%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 40%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Ketoconazole Topical

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

Currently Taking Ketoconazole 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
0
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ketoconazole Topical

Always
 2 40%
Usually
 2 40%
Sometimes
 1 20%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ketoconazole Topical

Very
 1 20%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 40%
Not at all
 2 40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ketoconazole Topical

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

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Report created on May 28, 2012.