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What is Vitamin D Prescription?

Vitamin D actually refers to a group of steroid molecules. It is called the sunlight vitamin because the body produces it when the sun's rays strike the skin. It is important for the proper absorption of calcium from food and is vital for control of the levels of calcium in the blood.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Vitamin D deficiency 138 32 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 19 0
Fatigue 16 4 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 15 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Other 13 1 Efficacy_major
Osteoporosis 3 0

See all 198 patients currently taking Vitamin D Prescription

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 32

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Vitamin D Prescription

Abdominal bloating 1
Gas 1
Bloating 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin D Prescription. See all 89 dosages ►

  1 other weekly 1 cap(s) weekly 1 intl units weekly 1.25 mg weekly 1,000 mg daily 1,000 intl units daily 50,000 intl units monthly 50,000 intl units every other week 50,000 intl units weekly 50,000 intl units daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 37 Number of Patients: 37 9 Number of Patients: 9  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin D Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 21   Course of treatment ended: 57%
Doctor's advice 11   Doctor's advice: 30%
Expense 3   Expense: 8%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 5%
Other 2   Other: 5%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 3%

See all 37 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin D Prescription

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

Currently Taking Vitamin D Prescription

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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 Vitamin D Prescription

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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 Vitamin D Prescription

Always
 30 86%
Usually
 2 6%
Sometimes
 1 3%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Vitamin D Prescription

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 3%
A little
 5 14%
Not at all
 29 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Vitamin D Prescription

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 7%
< $25
 25 93%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.