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What is Benefiber?

Benefiber, in powder, chewable and caplet preparations, is made from partially hydrolyzed guar gum, a natural source of fibre. Benefiber is suitable for those on a high-fibre diet such as those with high cholesterol, heart disease, or digestive problems.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Constipation 23 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 7 0
Other 5 0
Bowel problems 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Chronic constipation 4 1 Efficacy_major
Bowel irritability 3 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 39 patients currently taking Benefiber

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Benefiber

Flatulence 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Benefiber. See all 18 dosages ►

  100 g as needed daily 100% as needed 3 tbs. daily 3 cap(s) daily 6 tps. daily 8 cap(s) daily 100 g daily 200 g daily 400 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Benefiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 8   Other: 44%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 28%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 17%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 11%

See all 18 patients who’ve stopped taking Benefiber

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

Currently Taking Benefiber

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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 Benefiber

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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 Benefiber

Always
 3 38%
Usually
 2 25%
Sometimes
 2 25%
Never
 1 13%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Benefiber

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 5 63%
Not at all
 3 38%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Benefiber

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.