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What is Tums Ultra?

TUMS Ultra® 1000 contains calcium carbonate USP 1,000mg for relief of heartburn.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Heartburn 2 0
Phosphate elevated (hyperphosphatemia) 2 0
Calcium deficiency 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 1 1 Efficacy_major
Increase effect of another treatment 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Osteoporosis 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tums Ultra

Chest pain 1

Reported Dosages

  3 1,000mg as needed 2 g daily 3 g daily 4 g daily 6 g daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tums Ultra (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 100%

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Currently Taking Tums Ultra

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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
0
0

Stopped Taking Tums Ultra

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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
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tums Ultra

Always
 1 25%
Usually
 1 25%
Sometimes
 2 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tums Ultra

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tums Ultra

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.