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What is Cortisone?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Cortate

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Cortisone is a steroid hormone and along with adrenaline is one of the main stress hormones associated with the "fight or flight" response to stressors. Cortisone can be administered as a tablet, cutaneously or subcutaneously for a variety of indications and functions as an immune suppressant.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain 17 9
Improve mobility 10 5
Multiple sclerosis 5 1
Pain in knee(s) 4 1
Eczema 3 2

Show all 47 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 208 patients that have taken Cortisone

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 3
Moderate 7
Mild 5
None 14

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Cortisone

Side effect Patients Percentage
Osteopenia 2
Weight gain 2
Blood clot 1
Brain fog 1
Burn 1
Constipation 1

Show all 22 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Cortisone

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Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 17
Doctor's advice 6
Other 5
Side effects too severe 5
Did not seem to work 3
See all 33 patients who've stopped taking Cortisone

Duration

Stopped taking Cortisone

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 19
1 - 6 months 5
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 3
5 - 10 years 2
10 years or more 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 20
Usually 3
Sometimes 4
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 3
A little hard to take 6
Not at all hard to take 19
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 2
< $25 11
Not specified 16

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Cortisone after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Lidocaine patch (Lidoderm) 1
Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol Infusion) 1
Verapamil (Verapamil ER) 1

Patients stopped taking Cortisone and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Methotrexate (Apo-Methotrexate) 2
Adalimumab (Humira) 1
Fingolimod (Gilenya) 1
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) 1
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