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What is Metronidazole Topical?

Metronidazole, an antibiotic and antiprotozoal agent that as a topical preparation is used to treat the inflammatory lesions and erythema of rosacea.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Rosacea 9 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Rosacea 5 0
Other 3 0
Bacterial Vaginosis 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Rashes (redness, swelling) 2 0
Itchy rash 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 18 patients currently taking Metronidazole Topical

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 0
None
 2

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

Burning sensation in eyes 1
Abdominal pain 1

Reported Dosages

  0.75% as needed daily 3.75 g monthly 0.75 daily 0.75 g daily 1 g daily 1.5 g daily 2 g daily 3 g daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Metronidazole Topical (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 60%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 20%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Metronidazole Topical

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

Currently Taking Metronidazole 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

Stopped Taking Metronidazole 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 Metronidazole Topical

Always
 4 80%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Metronidazole Topical

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 40%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Metronidazole Topical

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.