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What is Red Yeast Rice Extract?

Red yeast rice extract is the product of yeast grown on rice, and is served as a dietary staple in some Asian countries. It has been sold as a natural cholesterol-lowering agent in over the counter supplements.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
High Cholesterol 12 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Support heart health 1 0
slightly high cholestrol 1 0
issues with plaque buildup 1 0

See all 17 patients currently taking Red Yeast Rice Extract

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 4

Reported Dosages

  500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 2,400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Red Yeast Rice Extract (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 33%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 33%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Red Yeast Rice Extract

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

Currently Taking Red Yeast Rice Extract

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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 Red Yeast Rice Extract

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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 Red Yeast Rice Extract

Always
 2 50%
Usually
 2 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Red Yeast Rice Extract

Very
 1 25%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Red Yeast Rice Extract

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.