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What is Ergocalciferol?

Ergocalciferol is a form of Vitamin D, also called vitamin D2. It is created from viosterol, which in turn is created when ultraviolet light activates ergosterol.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Vitamin D deficiency 11 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 3 0
Bone Pain 1 0
General health 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Calcium deficiency 1 0
Fatigue 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 18 patients currently taking Ergocalciferol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 9

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ergocalciferol. See all 12 dosages ►

  50,000 intl units every other week 50,000 intl units weekly 50,000 weekly 50,000 intl units weekly 2 x 50,000 intl units weekly 50,000 intl units m,w,f 150,000 intl units weekly 3 x 50,000 intl units weekly 300,000 intl units every other week 50,000 intl units daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ergocalciferol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 86%
Other 1   Other: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Ergocalciferol

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

Currently Taking Ergocalciferol

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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

Stopped Taking Ergocalciferol

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ergocalciferol

Always
 9 90%
Usually
 1 10%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ergocalciferol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 10 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ergocalciferol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 14%
$25-49
 1 14%
< $25
 5 71%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.