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Carac (Fluorouracil Topical) - Reviews, Ratings, Comments by Patients

 
 



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Below are Carac (Fluorouracil Topical) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 3 ratings/reviews, Carac has an overall score of 7.67. The effectiveness score is 8.67 and the side effect score is 8. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence.
 

Carac review by 47 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   Moderate Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Pre Cancer cells
Dosage & duration:   once a day for 3 weeks (dosage frequency: once a day) for the period of 2 weeks
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Carac is used once a day as a topical cream in order to remove pre cancerous cells. It did a great job of removing all bad cells. I used it before going to bed. I only used it 2 weeks because I had the reaction quicker than most.
Side effects:   The side effects are that your face becomes very red - like a bad sunburn.
Comments:   You put the cream (Carac) on the bad cells whereever they may be, once a day for three weeks. Over time you skin will have a reaction, become like a bad sunburn and then begin to peel. Carac will only attack the fast growing bad cells. I had a great reaction to Carac so it worked extremely well for me.

 

Carac review by 42 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   Mild Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   red spot on the cheek
Dosage & duration:   0.5% (dosage frequency: once in the evening) for the period of 3 weeks
Other conditions:   None
Other drugs taken:   None
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   carac got rid of the pre-cancerous spot and was not left with a scar
Side effects:   burning eye by where it was applied. couldn't sleep well.
Comments:   I would apply the carac cream to cleansed area and have the wash my hands immediatley after applying. In the morning I would dap off the residue and apply sunscreen. I did this for 3 weeks.

 

Carac review by 55 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   No Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   actinic keratoses
Dosage & duration:   5-FU applied 1 per day (dosage frequency: 1 pder day) for the period of 3 weeks
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   erradication of actinic keratoses. Patient has a history of squamous cell carcinoma
Side effects:   the entire face was treated. The chin, nasolabial folds and crows feet areas were most sensitive and became red, inflamed & scaley. On the rest of the face only hte keratoses reacted to the treatment
Comments:   the entire face was treated 1 per day
 


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