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What is BioSil?

BioSil™is a 2% silicon solution in the form of stabilized orthosilicic acid which is found in human bone, tendons, aorta, liver and kidney.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hair loss 2 1 Efficacy_none
Brittle nails 1 0
Lyme Disease 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 2 patients currently taking BioSil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Dosages

  5 mg daily 10 other daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking BioSil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 100%
Expense 1   Expense: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking BioSil

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

Currently Taking BioSil

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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

Stopped Taking BioSil

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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 BioSil

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of BioSil

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of BioSil

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

Report created on May 26, 2012.