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Acetyl L-Carnitine Treatment Report
What is Acetyl L-Carnitine?
Acetyl L-Carnitine is the name of a dietary supplement. L-Carnitine is a cofactor in "aerobic metabolism"; this is the chemical reaction in the body which turns food into energy using oxygen. It may also have anti-oxidant properties, scavenging free radicals within cells.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 |
|
1 | ||||
| General health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 | |||||
| ADHD-Combined Type | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Weight gain | 1 | 0 |
See all 4 patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Expense
|
1 | 100% |
|
|
Other
|
1 | 100% |
|
|
Course of treatment ended
|
1 | 100% |
|
Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Report created on March 17, 2010.