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

 
 



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Below are Efudex (Fluorouracil Topical) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 3 ratings/reviews, Efudex has an overall score of 7.33. The effectiveness score is 8.67 and the side effect score is 6.67. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence.
 

Efudex review by 47 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   Moderate Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   sun damage removal
Dosage & duration:   apply to affected area twice a day (dosage frequency: twice a day) for the period of 6 weeks
Other conditions:   Previously a diagnosed PRE Melanoma, stage 3 (not melanoma)
Other drugs taken:   None
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   made the affected area peel and removed the discoloration.
Side effects:   peeling, redness, inflamation, but all side effects were expected.
Comments:   prescribed to remove possible precancerous moles and discolorations on skin.

 

Efudex review by 54 year old male patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   No Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Skin cancers
Dosage & duration:   Topical Cream (dosage frequency: twice a day) for the period of 3 to 4 weeks
Other conditions:   Solar keratosis basal cell squasanoma
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   It removes boyh visible a nd unseen sun damage from the skin
Side effects:   There seem to beno side effects it produces ulceration of the skin where there are changed cells but this is how the drug works
Comments:   Topically applied cream that ulcerates the changed or damaged skin cells that are considered precanerous it creates red welts that take antwhere from two to 6 weeks to develop then when you stop using the cream it takes to 14 days to heal any flake off leaving very clear clean skin.

 

Efudex review by 41 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Moderately Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   actinic keratoses
Dosage & duration:   .05 (dosage frequency: every day) for the period of 1 month
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   hopefully it got rid of many actinic keratoses permanently, but hard to say. I think it made my skin look better, though.
Side effects:   extremely red, irritated, sore skin, extreme sun sentitivity. One are even blistered, eventually so badly that my dr. said stop using it.
Comments:   applied to face and chest sparingly daily after washing. My face and chest both became very red, and my face especially got so bad it looked like hamburger meat. My chest had many small red spots. One area under my eye blistered and then became infected. I did not even want to see sunlight, I became so sun sensitive. After I stopped using the medication it took at least a week to feel anything like normal. a horrible experience. but I do think it made my skin look better.
 


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