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What is Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc?

Calcium, magnesium, and zinc are three of the most important minerals the body needs to gain and maintain good health. Calcium and magnesium help maintain healthy bones while zinc is essential for cell division and growth. Zinc is an essential element needed to support the body's immune system.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 47 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Possible osteoporosis 6 3 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 0
Stiffness/Spasticity 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Sleep problems 3 2 Efficacy_moderate
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 2 0

See all 82 patients currently taking Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 0
None
 16

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc

Diarrhea 2

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc. See all 12 dosages ►

  daily 1 other daily 2 daily 2 tbs. daily 4 tbs. daily 30 mg daily 100 mg daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  65 Number of Patients: 65 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6   Other: 40%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 20%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 20%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 13%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 13%
Expense 1   Expense: 7%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 7%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0

Stopped Taking Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc

Always
 11 58%
Usually
 3 16%
Sometimes
 5 26%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 4 21%
A little
 3 16%
Not at all
 12 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 11 100%

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Report created on May 23, 2012.