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Below are Efudex (Fluorouracil Topical) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Efudex has an overall score of 9. The effectiveness score is 10 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. | | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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