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What is Calcium?

Calcium is a mineral essential to the development and maintenance of bones and teeth. As a supplement it is available in several different formulations including calcium carbonate (chalk), citrate, and phosphate. Calcium supplements may be recommended to people at risk of osteoperosis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 406 37 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Osteopenia 87 3 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 78 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Osteoporosis 57 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 29 6 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 14 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 838 patients currently taking Calcium

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 7
None
 63

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

Constipation 5
Nausea 1
Diarrhea 1
Kidney stones 1
Calcification of gallbladder which can lead to stomach cancer 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Calcium. See all 71 dosages ►

  daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,250 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 1,800 mg daily 2,400 mg daily 2,500 mg daily
  65 Number of Patients: 65 29 Number of Patients: 29 195 Number of Patients: 195 79 Number of Patients: 79 199 Number of Patients: 199 112 Number of Patients: 112 17 Number of Patients: 17 19 Number of Patients: 19 10 Number of Patients: 10 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Calcium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 42   Other: 52%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 12%
Doctor's advice 10   Doctor's advice: 12%
Expense 7   Expense: 9%
Did not seem to work 7   Did not seem to work: 9%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 6%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 5%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 1%

See all 75 patients who’ve stopped taking Calcium

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

Currently Taking Calcium

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

Stopped Taking Calcium

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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 Calcium

Always
 41 57%
Usually
 22 31%
Sometimes
 8 11%
Never
 1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Calcium

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 2 3%
A little
 18 25%
Not at all
 51 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Calcium

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 3%
< $25
 35 97%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.