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Below are Tazorac (Tazarotene Cutaneous) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 7 ratings/reviews, Tazorac has an overall score of 6.43. The effectiveness score is 6.86 and the side effect score is 6.57. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Tazorac review by 27 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acne, aging |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.1% (dosage frequency: nightly) for the period of 6 month |
| Other conditions: | | aging |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | treatment reduce the number and frequency of breakout, and blackheads. also helped to speed healing of acne and reduce fine lines. skin was smoother, complexion more even in color and pore size seemed to be reduce. as a result the overall appearance of the skin was greatly improved. |
| Side effects: | | some dryness, peeling, irritation |
| Comments: | | treatment reduce the number and frequency of breakout, and blackheads. also helped to speed healing of acne and reduce fine lines. skin was smoother, complexion more even in color and pore size seemed to be reduce. as a result the overall appearance of the skin was greatly improved. |
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| | Tazorac review by 36 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | facial acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | apply nightly (dosage frequency: at breakout) for the period of 3-4 months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | Klaron | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Always prescribed together with topical antibiotics such as Klaron. Quite effective in curing acne, but takes months and situation gets worse in the first week to month. |
| Side effects: | | Tazorac can peel the skin severely when used together with other medication. Still moderate peel when applied once every night. |
| Comments: | | I'm an Asian female in my 30s and have been having moderate acne problem for over 20 years. Amoung over-the-counter medication, only benzal peroxide works for me, but I still have break-outs from time to time. My primary care doctor prescribed Tazorac and Klaron for me about 2 years ago and it was very effective in clearing up the acnes in a few months. But even the prescription cannot fully cure the problem and doesn't prevent future break-outs. |
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| | Tazorac review by 49 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | rosacia |
| Dosage & duration: | | .1% (dosage frequency: daily topically) for the period of still using |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | At first my skin was looking really great it even made my wrinkles less noticible. |
| Side effects: | | I seemed to have grown sensitive to the medication after 6 months and I was a mess. I had a face of red, sensitive, peeling skin. |
| Comments: | | Pea size amount rubbed into facial skin every evening. |
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| | Tazorac review by 30 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | pea size for face (dosage frequency: daily) for the period of 4w |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | improved texture, reduced comedones a little on some parts of face, yet produced a flare up of acne on forehead and chin. since other users had similar reaction at the initial 6 -10 weekss of usage, i am waitng for this unpleasant effect to wear off. |
| Side effects: | | redness, peeling, dry skin at .1%, less side effects with .05% |
| Comments: | | daily use for 4 weeks and at present, used after applying cerave moisturizer, very smalll amount was more effective, as fewer side effects. spf 30 every day to prevent burn. |
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| | Tazorac review by 24 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | Topical (dosage frequency: 3-4 times per week) for the period of 3 months |
| Other conditions: | | Hormonal Imbalances; Lyme Disease |
| Other drugs taken: | | antibiotics | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | It exfoliated my skin. |
| Side effects: | | My skin became extremely dry, irritated, red, and would peel. |
| Comments: | | Use once daily, at night. Wash face, use toner and leave to dry (10 minutes). Then apply pea size amount of cream all over face, excluding eye area. Let soak in (15 minutes), then layer with moisturizer. Must wear sunscreen daily. |
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| | Tazorac review by 50 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | wrinkles, brown spots |
| Dosage & duration: | | bid (dosage frequency: bid) for the period of one year |
| Other conditions: | | hypothyroid |
| Other drugs taken: | | armour thyroid | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | less noticable fine lines and blotchiness. skin appeared clearer and smoother. in addition skin appeared plumper. The brown spots would be less noticable as long as I was using the cream consistantly. |
| Side effects: | | dry peeling skin, redness. once you stopped using it the blotchiness returned and brown spots returned. I needed to wear alot of sunscreen on my hand after using it on that area because it rendered those areas vulnerable to sun exposure. also while driving I had to wear gloves which blocked sun rays to my hands. |
| Comments: | | used from a tube mainly at night. Used a pea size amount on each hand and one pea size amount on the face. Used over the lip line and on fine lines under the eye. |
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| | Tazorac review by 42 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Adult onset acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | To use at night on lesions (dosage frequency: once a day) for the period of Used for 3 months |
| Other conditions: | | Menopause |
| Other drugs taken: | | N/A | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The drug cleared the acne. In addition, it peeled away old skin at the site. I used it over small wrinkles and skin lines (without doctor's knowledge). I was pleased with the results over small skin lines. These dissapeared or diminished. The product does not work over face parenthesis or deep wrinkles. It appeared to me that skin's tone also improved. The skin also developed a healthy shine. |
| Side effects: | | The side effects as reported are skin redness and sun sensitivity. I experienced both. Always use this product with a sun screen or you will burn 10X faster. The product should be used as directed and a little goes a long ways. I used too much at the beggining (I also left on the product during the day) and my skin got really irritated and peeled. |
| Comments: | | The product was to be used at bedtime. To leave on all night and wash in the morning. The treatment was to continue until acne resolved then use as needed. |
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