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What is Beta Carotene?

Beta Carotine is an antioxidant present in yellow, orange, and green leafy fruits and vegetables, also taken as a supplement.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 38 8 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 29 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Support immune health 2 0
Ringing in ears (tinnitus) 1 0
Fasciculations 1 0

See all 60 patients currently taking Beta Carotene

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 9

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Beta Carotene. See all 29 dosages ►

  daily 1 intl units daily 1 other daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 25,000 daily 25,000 mg daily 25,000 intl units daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 11 Number of Patients: 11  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Beta Carotene (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 43%
Other 8   Other: 38%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 10%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 5%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 5%

See all 18 patients who’ve stopped taking Beta Carotene

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

Currently Taking Beta Carotene

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

Stopped Taking Beta Carotene

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Beta Carotene

Always
 5 56%
Usually
 3 33%
Sometimes
 1 11%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Beta Carotene

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 11%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 6 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Beta Carotene

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 20%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 80%

Report created on February 10, 2012.