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What is Milk Thistle?

Milk thistle is believed to have protective effects on the liver and improve its function. It is typically used to treat liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis (liver inflammation), and gallbladder disorders.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 35 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 30 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 12 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Protecting my Liver 10 1 Efficacy_moderate
Elevated liver enzymes 9 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Support liver health 4 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 13

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Milk Thistle. See all 21 dosages ►

  daily 100 mg daily 175 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 700 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  61 Number of Patients: 61 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Milk Thistle (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 18   Other: 50%
Personal research 8   Personal research: 22%
Did not seem to work 7   Did not seem to work: 19%
Expense 3   Expense: 8%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 3%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 3%

See all 36 patients who’ve stopped taking Milk Thistle

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

Currently Taking Milk Thistle

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

Stopped Taking Milk Thistle

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Milk Thistle

Always
 8 62%
Usually
 3 23%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Milk Thistle

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 15%
A little
 2 15%
Not at all
 9 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Milk Thistle

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 14%
< $25
 6 86%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.