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What is Benefiber?

Benefiber, in powder, chewable and caplet preparations, is made from partially hydrolyzed guar gum, a natural source of fibre. Benefiber is suitable for those on a high-fibre diet such as those with high cholesterol, heart disease, or digestive problems.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 11 2
Bowel problems 4 2
General health 3 0
Other 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Dosages

  100% as needed 1tps. as needed daily 1 other daily 1 tbs. daily 2 daily 3 cap(s) daily 100 g daily 200 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Benefiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 100% Other: 100%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Benefiber

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Benefiber

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

Stopped Taking Benefiber

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 100%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.