Beta Carotene Treatment Report
What is Beta Carotene?
Beta Carotine is an antioxidant present in yellow, orange, and green leafy fruits and vegetables, also taken as a supplement.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow my ALS progress | 29 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 24 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Fasciculations | 1 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Improve immune function | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Beta Carotene. See all 26 dosages ►
| daily | 1 intl units daily | 1 mg daily | 7.2 mg daily | 10 mg daily | 15 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 25 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 45 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | 4000 intl units daily | 5000 mg daily | 8000 intl units daily | 10000 intl units daily | 20000 mg daily | 25000 daily | 25000 intl units daily | 25000 mg daily | 30000 intl units daily | 50000 daily | 50000 intl units daily | 75000 intl units daily | ||
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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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10
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2
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2
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3
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2
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2
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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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3
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6
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10
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1
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2
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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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4 | 36% |
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Other
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3 | 27% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 9% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 9% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Patient Evaluations
See all 1 patient evaluation
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- gecc4
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- gecc4
- 100 mg daily
- since Jan 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for General health
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Side Effects
None
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See all 1 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.