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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
vitamin D defiency 1 0

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Dosages

  100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Currently Taking Vitamin D Prescription

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 22, 2009.