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What is Calcium plus Vitamin D?

Eating a balanced diet with enough calcium and vitamin D is a key step in the prevention of osteoporosis. Dietary supplements are an alternative and by combining calcium and vitamin D, calcium absorption by the stomach is improved.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 254 42 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Osteoporosis 84 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 49 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Vitamin D deficiency 31 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 27 1 Efficacy_moderate
Osteopenia 26 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 712 patients currently taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 7
None
 80

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Calcium plus Vitamin D

Constipation 1
Indigestion 1
Gastritis 1
Bone loss in jaw 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Calcium plus Vitamin D. See all 87 dosages ►

  600 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 600 mg-200 intl units daily 600 mg-400 intl units daily 600 mg-125 units daily 600 mg-200 units daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 2 x 600 mg-400 intl units daily 2 x 600 mg-125 units daily 2 x 600 mg-200 units daily
  57 Number of Patients: 57 45 Number of Patients: 45 45 Number of Patients: 45 62 Number of Patients: 62 46 Number of Patients: 46 25 Number of Patients: 25 23 Number of Patients: 23 40 Number of Patients: 40 36 Number of Patients: 36 67 Number of Patients: 67  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Calcium plus Vitamin D (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 35   Other: 56%
Doctor's advice 10   Doctor's advice: 16%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 10%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 6%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 3%
Expense 2   Expense: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 2%

See all 59 patients who’ve stopped taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

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

Currently Taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

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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 plus Vitamin D

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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 plus Vitamin D

Always
 55 62%
Usually
 22 25%
Sometimes
 10 11%
Never
 2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Calcium plus Vitamin D

Very
 2 2%
Somewhat
 4 4%
A little
 10 11%
Not at all
 73 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Calcium plus Vitamin D

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 7 13%
< $25
 47 87%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.