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What is Metamucil?

Metamucil® is a brand name for psyllium, an antidiarrheal laxative. It is used as a dietary fiber supplement; for the treatment of occasional constipation; and to reduce risk of coronary heart disease. Off label it is used for irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Constipation 21 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Bowel problems 16 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 6 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
Bowel irritability 6 1 Efficacy_none
fiber supplement 2 0
Diarrhea 1 0

See all 49 patients currently taking Metamucil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Metamucil

Abdominal bloating 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Metamucil. See all 27 dosages ►

  daily 1 tps. daily 2 tbs. daily 2 tps. daily 3 tps. daily 3.4 g/11 g daily 3.4 g/7 g daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Metamucil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 7   Other: 47%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 3   Expense: 20%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 7%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 7%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 7%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Metamucil

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

Currently Taking Metamucil

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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 Metamucil

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Metamucil

Always
 10 91%
Usually
 1 9%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Metamucil

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 9%
A little
 4 36%
Not at all
 6 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Metamucil

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

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Report created on May 25, 2012.