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What is Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements?

Combination of various vitamins, minerals and herbs into one product. Ingredients vary by company.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 33 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 8 1 Efficacy_moderate
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 6 0
Increase effect of another treatment 4 0
Thalasemia Minor (Anemia) 2 0
Anxious mood 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 60 patients currently taking Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements

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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 Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements

Anxious mood 1
Nausea 1
Heartburn 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements. See all 24 dosages ►

  daily 1 mcg daily 1 other daily 1 mg daily 3 other daily 4 mg daily 6 other daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 60%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 20%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 20%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements

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

Currently Taking Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements

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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

Stopped Taking Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements

Always
 5 63%
Usually
 2 25%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 13%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Vitamin, Mineral, Herbal Supplements

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 43%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 43%

Report created on February 12, 2012.