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What is Calcium plus Vitamin D?

Eating a balanced diet with enough calcium and vitamin D is a key step in the prevention of osteoporosis. Dietary supplements are an alternative and by combining calcium and vitamin D, calcium absorption by the stomach is improved.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
14 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Calcium plus Vitamin D. See all 49 dosages ►

  2 500mg-125units as needed 2 600mg-125units as needed as needed daily 1 cap(s) daily 1 intl units daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 100 mcg daily 117 mg-133 intl units daily 150 mg-100 units daily 200 mg-200 intl units daily 600 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 117 mg-133 intl units daily 315 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 600 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 250 mg-125 units daily 500 mg-125 units daily 500 mg-200 intl units daily 500 mg-400 intl units daily 500 mg daily 600 mcg daily 600 mg-125 units daily 600 mg-200 units daily 600 mg-400 intl units daily 600 mg daily 639 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2 x 500 mg-125 units daily 2 x 500 mg-200 intl units daily 2 x 500 mg-400 intl units daily 1200 mg daily 2 x 600 mg-125 units daily 2 x 600 mg-200 units daily 2 x 600 mg-400 intl units daily 1450 mg daily 1500 mg daily 3 x 500 mg-125 units daily 3 x 500 mg-400 intl units daily 1600 mg daily 1800 mg daily 3 x 600 mg-125 units daily 4 x 600 mg-125 units daily 4 x 600 mg-400 intl units daily 5 x 500 mg-200 intl units daily 6 x 500 mg-400 intl units daily 7 x 600 mg-400 intl units daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 37 Number of Patients: 37 9 Number of Patients: 9 12 Number of Patients: 12 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 21 Number of Patients: 21 12 Number of Patients: 12 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Calcium plus Vitamin D (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
8 62% Other: 62%
Doctor's advice
3 23% Doctor's advice: 23%
Personal research
1 8% Personal research: 8%
Side effects too severe
1 8% Side effects too severe: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
1
4
30
25
65

Stopped Taking Calcium plus Vitamin D

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
1
1
2
1
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 71%
Usually
4 29%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
14 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 14%
< $25
9 64%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.