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What is Ginkgo Biloba Extract?

Ginkgo biloba extract is believed to have a regulating effect on the entire vascular system of veins, arteries and capillaries. The most common usage is for its widely accepted effects in the regulation of blood flow to the brain, legs and other extremities.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Brain fog 9 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 6 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
Problems concentrating 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Memory problems 2 0
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0

See all 23 patients currently taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 4

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract. See all 11 dosages ►

  - as needed daily 3 daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 70 mg daily 120 daily 120 mg daily 180 mg daily 240 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 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 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 42%
Other 5   Other: 42%
Expense 2   Expense: 17%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 8%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 8%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract

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

Currently Taking Ginkgo Biloba Extract

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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 Ginkgo Biloba Extract

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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 Ginkgo Biloba Extract

Always
 3 60%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 20%
Never
 1 20%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ginkgo Biloba Extract

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 20%
Not at all
 4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ginkgo Biloba Extract

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 25%
< $25
 3 75%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.