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What is Vitamin C?

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an antioxidant that humans cannot synthesize so it must be ingested via fruit or other sources. Small doses may reduce the severity and duration of colds. It is available in various formulations to be taken by mouth or by injection.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 29 5
Anxiety 7 3
Stress 4 0
Support another treatment 4 1
Strengthen Immune System 1 0
Other 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 29%
None
5 71%

Most commonly reported side effects

stomach upset
1 14%
bowel changes
1 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin C. See all 13 dosages ►

  3000 mg as needed daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 daily 222 mg daily 500 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 mg daily 2000 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily 4500 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 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 20 Number of Patients: 20 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin C (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 67% Other: 67%
Expense
1 33% Expense: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin C

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin C

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
12
9
7

Stopped Taking Vitamin C

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 29%
Usually
4 57%
Sometimes
1 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 14%
Not at all
6 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 14%
< $25
3 43%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.