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What is Cranberry Softgels?

In traditional North American herbalism, cranberry has been used to prevent kidney stones as well as to remove toxins from the blood. Cranberry has long been used by herbalists to help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 49 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 16 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Urinary Tract Infection UTI 8 0
Other 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
too much bladder infection after MS diagnosis 3 1 Efficacy_major
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 2 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 90 patients currently taking Cranberry Softgels

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 19

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Cranberry Softgels. See all 23 dosages ►

  daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 560 mg daily 600 mg daily 700 mg daily 900 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,680 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  57 Number of Patients: 57 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cranberry Softgels (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 29%
Expense 5   Expense: 29%
Other 4   Other: 24%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Cranberry Softgels

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

Currently Taking Cranberry Softgels

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

Stopped Taking Cranberry Softgels

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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 Cranberry Softgels

Always
 12 63%
Usually
 4 21%
Sometimes
 1 5%
Never
 2 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cranberry Softgels

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 5%
A little
 1 5%
Not at all
 17 89%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cranberry Softgels

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 14 93%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.