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What is Serrapeptase Enzyme?

Serrapeptase is an enzyme originally in the stomach of silkworms. Serrapeptase is used as an alternative to Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) which are commonly used to treat arthritis and inflammation. The US FDA has not evaluated the efficacy of claims made for these products.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 4 2 Efficacy_major
Lyme Disease 1 0
General health 1 0
I can't remember, but it helps 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Inflammation 1 1 Efficacy_major
Sjogren's Syndrome 1 0

See all 7 patients currently taking Serrapeptase Enzyme

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Serrapeptase Enzyme

Jarisch-Herxeimer reaction 1

Reported Dosages

  1 daily 3 other daily 4 g daily 66 mcg daily 500 mg daily 800 mg daily 72,000 intl units daily 720,000 intl units daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Serrapeptase Enzyme (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 50%
Expense 1   Expense: 25%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 25%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%
Other 1   Other: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Serrapeptase Enzyme

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

Currently Taking Serrapeptase Enzyme

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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 Serrapeptase Enzyme

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Serrapeptase Enzyme

Always
 2 67%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 33%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Serrapeptase Enzyme

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Serrapeptase Enzyme

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 33%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 67%

Report created on February 12, 2012.