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What is Glucosamine Chondroitin?

Past studies show that some people with mild to moderate osteoarthritis (OA) taking either glucosamine or chondroitin sulfate reported pain relief at a level similar to that of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 22 0
Stiffness/Spasticity 14 1
Other 12 2
Arthritis 11 2
Pain 2 1
Mobility 2 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 Glucosamine Chondroitin. See all 25 dosages

  daily 1 other daily 1.5 g daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 3 other daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 237 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 750 mg daily 900 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1500 intl units daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2250 mg daily 2500 mg daily 2700 mg daily 3000 mg daily
  11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Glucosamine Chondroitin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Expense
1 25% Expense: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended
1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Glucosamine Chondroitin

Currently Taking Glucosamine Chondroitin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
1
9
17

Stopped Taking Glucosamine Chondroitin

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 60%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
1 20%
Never
0 0%

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
1 20%
< $25
2 40%

Report created on November 23, 2009.