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What is Family and Friends?

The support and presence of family and friends during illness can be quite valuable, even essential, to an overall feeling of well-being.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 17%
Mild
0 0%
None
5 83%

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Family and Friends. See all 36 dosages

  0hours as needed 10000000 other all the time (24/7) 100other as needed 15 other all the time (24/7) 1 min all the time (24/7) 1 other all the time (24/7) 20 other all the time (24/7) 24 hr all the time (24/7) 2hours as needed 30minutes as needed 365 other all the time (24/7) all the time (24/7) daily 1 hr weekly 2 hr weekly 1 hr daily 1 other daily 2 hr daily 4 hr daily 6 hr daily 9 hr daily 10 hr daily 12 hr daily 15 hr daily 15 min daily 16 hr daily 20 hr daily 24 hr daily 30 min daily 60 min daily 100 min daily 100 other daily 120 min daily 300 min daily 310 min daily 1000 hr daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Currently Using Family and Friends

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
9
15
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 67%
Usually
1 17%
Sometimes
1 17%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 33%
Not at all
4 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 33%

Report created on November 21, 2009.