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Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 14 0
General health 8 0
Other 1 0
sensitive bowell syndrone 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fiber. See all 12 dosages

  daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 2 other daily 2 tbs. daily 3.5 g daily 4 g daily 4 tbs. daily 8 g daily 8 tps. daily 10 g daily 200 mg daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 60% Other: 60%
Course of treatment ended
1 20% Course of treatment ended: 20%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Fiber

Currently Taking Fiber

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
3
1
8

Stopped Taking Fiber

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.