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What is Cranberry Supplements?

In traditional North American herbalism, cranberry has been used to prevent kidney stones as well as to remove toxins from the blood. Cranberry has long been used by herbalists to help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 35 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 16 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 12 1 Efficacy_moderate
Support urinary health 10 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Prevent infection 4 1 Efficacy_slight
UTI symptoms 3 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 84 patients currently taking Cranberry Supplements

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 15

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Cranberry Supplements. See all 28 dosages ►

  daily - as needed 1 cap(s) daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 840 mcg daily 925 mg daily 950 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  55 Number of Patients: 55 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cranberry Supplements (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 38%
Other 3   Other: 38%
Expense 1   Expense: 13%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Cranberry Supplements

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

Currently Taking Cranberry Supplements

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

Stopped Taking Cranberry Supplements

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cranberry Supplements

Always
 10 63%
Usually
 2 13%
Sometimes
 1 6%
Never
 3 19%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cranberry Supplements

Very
 1 6%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 13%
Not at all
 13 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cranberry Supplements

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 10 100%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.