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What is Vitamin D Prescription?

Vitamin D actually refers to a group of steroid molecules. It is called the sunlight vitamin because the body produces it when the sun's rays strike the skin. It is important for the proper absorption of calcium from food and is vital for control of the levels of calcium in the blood.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Vitamin D deficiency 26 3
Other 10 0
General health 10 0
Multiple Sclerosis MS 9 0
Brain fog 2 0
Cognition 2 0

See all 50 patients currently taking Vitamin D Prescription

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 33%
None
2 67%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin D Prescription. See all 32 dosages ►

  daily 1 intl units every other week 1.25 mg every other week 1 intl units weekly 1 other weekly 1.25 mg weekly 2 mg weekly 1 cap(s) daily 1 mL daily 1 tab(s) daily 50 intl units monthly 2 cap(s) daily 50 mg weekly 50 mcg daily 10000 intl units monthly 400 intl units daily 400 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2000 intl units daily 2000 mcg daily 2000 mg daily 3000 mcg daily 5000 intl units daily 6800 intl units daily 50000 cap(s) weekly 50,000 intl units weekly 50000 intl units weekly 50000 mg weekly 50000 other weekly 100000 intl units weekly 50000 intl units daily 50000000 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 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin D Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
8 67% Course of treatment ended: 67%
Doctor's advice
2 17% Doctor's advice: 17%
Expense
1 8% Expense: 8%
Other
1 8% Other: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin D Prescription

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin D Prescription

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

Stopped Taking Vitamin D Prescription

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on March 19, 2010.