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Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Bowel problems 23 5
Constipation 4 2
General health 3 1
Other 3 0
Support another treatment 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 13%
None
7 88%

Most commonly reported side effects

Gas and Bloating
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Fiber. See all 28 dosages

  1000mg as needed 1other as needed 1tps. as needed 2tps. as needed daily 2 other weekly 1 mg daily 1 tbs. daily 1 tps. daily 10 g weekly 2 other daily 2 tbs. daily 2 tps. daily 3 mg daily 4 g daily 4 other daily 4 tps. daily 7 g daily 8 g daily 10 mg daily 12 g daily 25 g daily 25 mg daily 100 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1250 mg daily 3000 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fiber (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Course of treatment ended
1 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Not indicated
1 17% Not indicated: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Fiber

Currently Taking Fiber

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
5
4
9

Stopped Taking Fiber

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 38%
Usually
4 50%
Sometimes
1 13%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
8 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 50%

Report created on November 21, 2009.