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What is Hydrocortisone topical?

Hydrocortisone topical is a corticosteroid applied to the skin for relief of inflammation of corticosteroid-responsive skin disorders.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Psoriasis 73 16 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Eczema 39 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Atopic Dermatitis 6 1 Efficacy_moderate
DLE (Discoid lupus erthematosis) 5 1 Efficacy_none
Seborrheic Dermatitis 3 1 Efficacy_slight
Hemorrhoids 3 0

See all 89 patients currently taking Hydrocortisone topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 27

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hydrocortisone topical

Skin thinning 2
Burning sensation 1
Feeling sick 1
Rash or skin problems 1
Redness of skin (erythema) 1
Hospitalization 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocortisone topical. See all 23 dosages ►

  probutate0.1% as needed 1other as needed 1% as needed 0.5% as needed 2.5% as needed 0.2 g daily 0.5 g daily 1 g daily 2 g daily 2.5 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 21 Number of Patients: 21 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocortisone topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 25   Did not seem to work: 48%
Other 11   Other: 21%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 15%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 6%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 4%
Expense 2   Expense: 4%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 4%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%

See all 51 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocortisone topical

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

Currently Taking Hydrocortisone topical

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Hydrocortisone topical

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hydrocortisone topical

Always
 15 45%
Usually
 10 30%
Sometimes
 7 21%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydrocortisone topical

Very
 1 3%
Somewhat
 6 18%
A little
 9 27%
Not at all
 17 52%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydrocortisone topical

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 5%
< $25
 19 95%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.