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What is Toco 500?

Toco 500 is an international brand name for d-alpha tocopheryl acetate, also known as Vitamin E.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Support another treatment 2 0
General health 1 13
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 19

See all 4 patients currently taking Toco 500

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
32 100%

Dosages

  daily 200 intl units daily 1000 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Toco 500

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
21 66%
Usually
6 19%
Sometimes
2 6%
Never
3 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 3%
Somewhat
1 3%
A little
2 6%
Not at all
28 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 3%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
1 3%
< $25
19 59%

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Report created on March 22, 2010.