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What is Iron supplement?

Iron is an integral part of many proteins and enzymes that maintain good health and an essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport. It is also important for the regulation of cell growth and differentiation. Supplemental iron is available in tablets, liquids, injections, infusions.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Anemia 113 30 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 43 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 26 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fatigue 20 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Iron deficiency 19 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Iron Deficiency Anemia 12 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 240 patients currently taking Iron supplement

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 4
Mild
 17
None
 29

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Iron supplement

Constipation 12
Nausea 3
Stomach pain 3
Bowel problems 1
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Iron supplement. See all 69 dosages ►

  daily 1 tab(s) daily 1 mg daily 2 tab(s) daily 27 mg daily 28 mg daily 50 mg daily 65 mg daily 100 mg daily 325 mg daily
  16 Number of Patients: 16 23 Number of Patients: 23 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6 17 Number of Patients: 17 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 31 Number of Patients: 31 5 Number of Patients: 5 19 Number of Patients: 19  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Iron supplement (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 17   Course of treatment ended: 30%
Other 11   Other: 19%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 12%
Doctor's advice 7   Doctor's advice: 12%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 11%
Expense 3   Expense: 5%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 5%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 4%

See all 52 patients who’ve stopped taking Iron supplement

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

Currently Taking Iron supplement

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

Stopped Taking Iron supplement

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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 Iron supplement

Always
 33 61%
Usually
 10 19%
Sometimes
 9 17%
Never
 2 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Iron supplement

Very
 3 6%
Somewhat
 1 2%
A little
 15 28%
Not at all
 35 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Iron supplement

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 7%
< $25
 28 93%

Report created on May 27, 2012.