Glucosamine Treatment Report
See also: Glucosamine, Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM, Glucosamine Fish Oil
What is Glucosamine?
Glucosamin sulfate is one of a number of substances classified as an amino sugar. It is involved in the formation of nails, tendons, skin, eyes, bones, ligaments, and heart valves.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 17 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 13 |
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1 | ||||
| joint pain | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Mobility | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Arthritis | 2 | 0 |
See all 52 patients currently taking Glucosamine
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Glucosamine. See all 25 dosages ►
| daily | 2 cap(s) weekly | 1 cap(s) daily | 1 g daily | 1 intl units daily | 1 other daily | 1 tab(s) daily | 2 cap(s) daily | 2 other daily | 3 cap(s) daily | 4 tab(s) daily | 6 cap(s) daily | 100 cap(s) daily | 500 cap(s) daily | 500 mg daily | 650 mg daily | 750 mg daily | 900 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1250 cap(s) daily | 1500 mg daily | 1800 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | 3000 mg daily | ||
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6
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1
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4
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1
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1
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1
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1
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5
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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7
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1
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1
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7
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1
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3
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 25% |
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Expense
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3 | 25% |
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Personal research
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2 | 17% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 17% |
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Other
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2 | 17% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 3 patient evaluations
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- editman
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: none
- Chest: mild
- Legs: none
- See profile
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- editman
- 500 mg daily
- since Sep 11, 2008
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 3 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.