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What is Benefiber?

Benefiber, in powder, chewable and caplet preparations, is made from partially hydrolyzed guar gum, a natural source of fibre. Benefiber is suitable for those on a high-fibre diet such as those with high cholesterol, heart disease, or digestive problems.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 22 2
General health 6 0
Other 5 0
Bowel problems 4 2
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 2 0
Slow my ALS progress 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Benefiber. See all 16 dosages

  100% as needed 100 g as needed 1tps. as needed daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tbs. daily 2 daily 3 cap(s) daily 3 tbs. daily 6 tps. daily 8 cap(s) daily 15 g daily 100 g daily 200 g daily 1000 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Benefiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
4 40% Other: 40%
Did not seem to work
3 30% Did not seem to work: 30%
Course of treatment ended
2 20% Course of treatment ended: 20%
Doctor's advice
1 10% Doctor's advice: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Benefiber

Currently Taking Benefiber

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
1
6
2
4

Stopped Taking Benefiber

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
5
1
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
2 67%
Never
1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
3 100%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 100%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.