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What is Ester-C?

Ester-C® Calcium Ascorbate is a unique and patented form of vitamin C. It is made using a proprietary, water-based manufacturing process which results in a pH neutral product that contains naturally occurring vitamin C metabolites.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 20 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 5 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Support immune health 3 2 Efficacy_major
prevent from getting sick 1 0
non acidic and well absorbed 1 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 0

See all 31 patients currently taking Ester-C

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ester-C

Mouth sores (ulcers) 1

Reported Dosages

  1,000mg as needed 1 mcg daily 20 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 2,400 mg daily 500,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ester-C (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 50%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 25%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Ester-C

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

Currently Taking Ester-C

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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

Stopped Taking Ester-C

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ester-C

Always
 2 40%
Usually
 2 40%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 20%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ester-C

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 20%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ester-C

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.