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What is Vitamin E?

Antioxidants such as vitamin E act to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of energy metabolism. It is the collective name for a set of 8 related tocopherols and tocotrienols, fat-soluble vitamins with antioxidant properties.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
21 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin E. See all 67 dosages ►

  daily 1 daily 1 intl units daily 1 mg daily 2 daily 2 mL daily 3 daily 3 intl units daily 5 intl units daily 8 mg daily 12 mg daily 15 intl units/0.3 mL daily 40 intl units daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 daily 100 intl units daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 162 mg daily 200 daily 200 intl units daily 200 mg daily 201 mg daily 240 intl units daily 245 intl units daily 250 intl units daily 250 mg daily 267 mg daily 268 daily 268 mg daily 300 intl units daily 400 daily 400 intl units daily 400 mg daily 420 intl units daily 500 daily 500 intl units daily 500 mg daily 600 intl units daily 600 mg daily 800 daily 800 intl units daily 800 mg daily 1000 daily 1000 intl units daily 1000 mg daily 1200 daily 1200 intl units daily 1200 mg daily 1500 intl units daily 1600 daily 1600 intl units daily 2000 daily 2000 intl units daily 2000 mg daily 2400 daily 2400 intl units daily 2400 mg daily 2800 intl units daily 3000 intl units daily 3000 mg daily 3200 intl units daily 4000 daily 4000 intl units daily 4000 mg daily 5000 mg daily
  51 Number of Patients: 51 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 15 Number of Patients: 15 9 Number of Patients: 9 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 107 Number of Patients: 107 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 45 Number of Patients: 45 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6 19 Number of Patients: 19 17 Number of Patients: 17 6 Number of Patients: 6 14 Number of Patients: 14 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 5 Number of Patients: 5 14 Number of Patients: 14 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin E (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
37 38% Did not seem to work: 38%
Other
36 37% Other: 37%
Personal research
10 10% Personal research: 10%
Doctor's advice
10 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Not indicated
8 8% Not indicated: 8%
Expense
6 6% Expense: 6%
Side effects too severe
2 2% Side effects too severe: 2%
Course of treatment ended
2 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%

See all 94 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin E

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin E

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
1
13
23
56
107

Stopped Taking Vitamin E

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
4
8
24
29
27

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
16 76%
Usually
4 19%
Sometimes
1 5%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 5%
Not at all
20 95%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 5%
$25-49
1 5%
< $25
12 57%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.