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What is Lutein?

Lutein, a nutraceutical, is an antioxidant pigment which concentrates in the eyes. It appears to serve a filtering and protective role in the visual apparatus and its vascular supply. Lutein may be associated with protection from age-related macular degeneration.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 11 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 6 0
Dry eyes 2 0
Problems with focusing eyes 2 0
Macular degeneration 2 0
Vision 2 0

See all 23 patients currently taking Lutein

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Lutein. See all 12 dosages ►

  6 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 26 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 100 mg daily 250 mcg daily 275 mcg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lutein (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 75%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Lutein

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

Currently Taking Lutein

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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

Stopped Taking Lutein

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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 Lutein

Always
 2 67%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 33%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lutein

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 33%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lutein

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

Report created on May 26, 2012.