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What is Calcium plus Vitamin D?

Eating a balanced diet with enough calcium and vitamin D is a key step in the prevention of osteoporosis. Dietary supplements are an alternative and by combining calcium and vitamin D, calcium absorption by the stomach is improved.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 8%
Mild
1 8%
None
10 83%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Calcium plus Vitamin D. See all 34 dosages ►

  500mg-200intlunits as needed daily 2 cap(s) daily 2 mg daily 117 mg-133 intl units daily 150 mg-100 units daily 600 mg-200 intl units daily 250 mg-125 units daily 2 x 117 mg-133 intl units daily 300 mg daily 315 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 600 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 232 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 250 mg-125 units daily 500 mg-125 units daily 500 mg-200 intl units daily 3 x 600 mg-200 intl units daily 600 mg-125 units daily 600 mg-200 units daily 600 mg-400 intl units daily 600 mg daily 630 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2 x 500 mg-125 units daily 2 x 500 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 500 mg-400 intl units daily 2 x 600 mg-125 units daily 2 x 600 mg-200 units daily 2 x 600 mg-400 intl units daily 4 x 315 mg-200 intl units daily 3 x 600 mg-125 units daily 3 x 600 mg-200 units daily 4 x 600 mg-125 units daily 4 x 600 mg-400 intl units daily
  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 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 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 17 Number of Patients: 17 11 Number of Patients: 11 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 13 Number of Patients: 13 9 Number of Patients: 9 5 Number of Patients: 5 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Calcium plus Vitamin D (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 71% Other: 71%
Did not seem to work
1 14% Did not seem to work: 14%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

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

Stopped Taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 33%
Usually
5 42%
Sometimes
3 25%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 8%
A little
2 17%
Not at all
9 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 8%
< $25
8 67%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 13, 2010.