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What is Vitamin B?

The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism that they are chemically distinct and often coexist in the same foods. Supplements containing all eight are called Vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamin supplements are referred to by the specific name.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Fatigue 14 1
General health 11 2
Other 4 1
Treat my mood condition(s) 3 0
Don't know 2 0
Vitamin B12 deficiency 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
5 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B. See all 22 dosages

  1000IU as needed 1000mcg/mL as needed 0.1 mg weekly 1 mg monthly 1 cap(s) daily 1 mg daily 1 tab(s) daily 3 tab(s) daily 1000 mg monthly 250 mg weekly 50 mcg daily 50 mg daily 100 cap(s) daily 100 mcg daily 1000 mg weekly 200 mg daily 500 mcg daily 500 mg daily 1000 mcg daily 1000 mg daily 1500 mcg daily 2000 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 100% Other: 100%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin B

Currently Taking Vitamin B

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
4
6
10

Stopped Taking Vitamin B

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 40%
Usually
2 40%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 20%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 40%
< $25
1 20%

Report created on November 21, 2009.