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What is Tums EX?

Tums® E-X is an over the counter antacid that contains 750 mg of calcium carbonate, equivalent to elemental calcium 300 mg.

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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Heartburn 13 2 Efficacy_moderate
Other 3 0
Nausea 3 1 Efficacy_slight
General health 2 0
Acid reflux 2 0
Stomach pain 2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 4

Reported Dosages

  750mg as needed 2 750mg as needed 1,500 mg as needed 3 750mg as needed 2 daily 4 daily 75 mg 750 mg weekly 750 mg daily 1,500 mg daily
  11 Number of Patients: 11 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tums EX (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 100%

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

Currently Taking Tums EX

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

Stopped Taking Tums EX

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tums EX

Always
 1 25%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 3 75%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tums EX

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tums EX

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

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Report created on May 25, 2012.