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What is Blood Levels?

When taking certain medications, such as lithium, concentrations in the blood must be measured regularly.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 11%
Mild
3 33%
None
5 56%

Most commonly reported side effects

Bruising
2 50%
small veins
2 50%
take blood on back of hands
2 50%
Flu like symptoms
1 25%
rolling veins
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
8 89%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 11%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
4 44%
A little
2 22%
Not at all
3 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 11%
$100-199
1 11%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 11%
< $25
5 56%

Report created on March 16, 2010.