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What is Cod Liver Oil?

Cod liver oil is a nutritional supplement derived from liver of cod fish. It has high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A, and vitamin D. It is widely taken to ease the symptoms of arthritis as well as other health benefits. Available in liquid and pills

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 43 8 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 17 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 8 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Constipation 4 1 Efficacy_none
swank diet 4 0
Brain fog 3 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 17

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cod Liver Oil

Constant vomiting 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Cod Liver Oil. See all 28 dosages ►

  daily 1 tbs. daily 1 cap(s) daily 1 tps. daily 1 mg daily 2 tps. daily 3 cap(s) daily 400 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 4,400 mg daily
  58 Number of Patients: 58 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cod Liver Oil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 9   Other: 45%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 30%
Expense 4   Expense: 20%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 10%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 10%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 5%

See all 20 patients who’ve stopped taking Cod Liver Oil

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

Currently Taking Cod Liver Oil

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

Stopped Taking Cod Liver Oil

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cod Liver Oil

Always
 7 39%
Usually
 7 39%
Sometimes
 1 6%
Never
 3 17%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cod Liver Oil

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 6%
A little
 3 17%
Not at all
 14 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cod Liver Oil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 8%
< $25
 11 92%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.