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What is Alendronate-cholecalciferol?

Alendronate-cholecalciferol is a bisphosphonate derivative, vitamin D analog used for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal females; increase bone mass in males with osteoporosis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Osteoporosis 5 0
Osteopenia 4 0
Other 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 2 0
Osteoarthritis (OA) 1 0
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 1 0

See all 16 patients currently taking Alendronate-cholecalciferol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Alendronate-cholecalciferol

Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 1
Angina pain 1

Reported Dosages

  1 other weekly 70 mg monthly 35 mg weekly 70 mg/75 mL weekly 70 mg weekly 70 mg-2,800 intl units monthly 70 mg-2,800 intl units weekly 70 mg-2,800 intl units daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Alendronate-cholecalciferol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 67%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 33%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Alendronate-cholecalciferol

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

Currently Taking Alendronate-cholecalciferol

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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

Stopped Taking Alendronate-cholecalciferol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Alendronate-cholecalciferol

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Alendronate-cholecalciferol

Very
 1 100%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Alendronate-cholecalciferol

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

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Report created on February 11, 2012.