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Benfotiamine Treatment Report
Category: Supplements
Most Popular Types: Doctor's Best Benfotiamine, Mason Supplements Benfotiamine, Multi-B Neuropathy Support
See also: Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
What is Benfotiamine?
Benfotiamine is a lipid-soluble form of thiamine (vitamin B-1). It is perhaps the most effective of the allithiamine group of naturally occurring, thiamine-derived compounds, found in trace quantities in roasted crushed garlic and other vegetables from the Allium genus.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Pain in feet | 1 | 1 |
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| Cell Health Maintainence | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Joint pain in hands | 1 | 1 |
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| BBB repair | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lactic acidtosis | 1 | 0 |
See all 6 patients currently taking Benfotiamine
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 |  |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Benfotiamine
Always |
2 | 100% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
|
Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Benfotiamine
Very |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
|
A little |
0 | 0% |
|
Not at all |
2 | 100% |
|
Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Benfotiamine
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
|
$50-99 |
1 | 50% |
|
$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
1 | 50% |
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Report created on May 23, 2012.