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What is Biofreeze?

Biofreeze products are topical formulations said to provide a variety of benefits for therapy, pain relief, exercise/training and overall comfort. Biofreeze products contain Ilex, an herbal extract from a South American holly shrub.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Muscle pain 37 6 Efficacy_moderate
Pain in lower back 9 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Muscle aches 5 1 Efficacy_slight
Muscle and joint pain 3 0
Neck pain 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Increase effect of another treatment 2 0

See all 61 patients currently taking Biofreeze

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 3
None
 10

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

Burning sensation in skin 1
Burning sensation 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Biofreeze. See all 20 dosages ►

  3app as needed 2app as needed 1 other as needed 1mg as needed 5mg as needed 1other as needed 1app as needed 0other as needed 1 app daily 2 app daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 19 Number of Patients: 19 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Biofreeze (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4   Other: 67%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Biofreeze

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

Currently Taking Biofreeze

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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 Biofreeze

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Biofreeze

Always
 5 38%
Usually
 3 23%
Sometimes
 5 38%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Biofreeze

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 7 54%
Not at all
 6 46%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Biofreeze

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 14%
< $25
 6 86%

Report created on May 28, 2012.