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What is Glucosamine HCL plus MSM?

Glucosamine is a basic building block for cartilage, synovial fluid and other connective tissues, which are needed for healthy structural integrity and function of joints and optimum mobility. MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) is a naturally occurring organic source of organic sulfur.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Joint pain 9 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve mobility 3 0
Joint stiffness 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Arthritis pain 1 0
Trigger finger or thumb 1 1 Efficacy_major
Other 1 0

See all 10 patients currently taking Glucosamine HCL plus MSM

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  2 mg daily 2 other daily 500 mg daily 1,500 intl units daily 1,500 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Glucosamine HCL plus MSM (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 67%
Other 1   Other: 33%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Glucosamine HCL plus MSM

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

Currently Taking Glucosamine HCL plus MSM

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

Stopped Taking Glucosamine HCL plus MSM

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Glucosamine HCL plus MSM

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Glucosamine HCL plus MSM

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Glucosamine HCL plus MSM

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.