Calcium Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
AlgaeCal Plus, Caltrate, Kroger Calcium w/Vitamin D, Oscal, Xtra-Cal
See also:
Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Citrate, Calcium Citrate and Vitamin D, Calcium Gluconate, Calcium Magnesium, Calcium Magnesium and Vitamin D, Calcium Magnesium and Vitamin D and Zinc, Calcium Magnesium Citramate, Calcium Pyruvate, Dolomite, Mineral Supplements
What is Calcium? Calcium is a mineral essential to the development and maintenance of bones and teeth. As a supplement it is available in several different formulations including calcium carbonate (chalk), citrate, and phosphate. Calcium supplements may be recommended to people at risk of osteoperosis.
Reasons Taken
306 patients in the community are taking or have taken Calcium.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 184 | 69% |
| Other | 63 | 23% |
| Slow my MS progress | 12 | 4% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 3 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | 1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
| 0 mg day | 0 day | 0.125 mg day | 1 intl units day | 2 mg day | 2 other day | 20 mg day | 40 mg day | 100 mg day | 150 mg day | 200 mg day | 221 mg day | 250 mg day | 300 mg day | 315 mg day | 334 mg day | 400 mg day | 400 day | 0 mg none | 500 mg day | 600 mg day | 630 mg day | 650 mg day | 660 mg day | 750 mg day | 800 mg day | 900 mg day | 1000 mg day | 1050 mg day | 1200 g day | 1200 intl units day | 1200 mg day | 1250 mg day | 1300 mg day | 1400 mg day | 1500 mg day | 1600 intl units day | 1600 mg day | 1800 mg day | 2000 mg day | 2400 mg day | 3000 mg day | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Calcium or how long patients were taking Calcium before stopping.
Currently taking Calcium
Stopped taking Calcium
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 40% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 20% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 40% | 2 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 17% | 1 |
| None | 83% | 5 |
Top reported side-effects include: Nausea
Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 6)
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- notgivenup
- Sensation: moderate
- Overall: mild
- Cognition: none
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by notgivenup
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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