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What is Multivitamins? A multivitamin is a preparation intended to supplement a human diet with vitamins, dietary minerals and other nutritional elements. Such preparations are available in the form of tablets, capsules, pastilles, powders, liquids and injectable formulations.
783 patients in the community are taking or have taken Multivitamins.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 533 | 68% |
| Slow my MS progress | 32 | 4% |
| Fatigue | 21 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 5 | <1% |
| Don't know | 4 | <1% |
| Anemia | 4 | <1% |
| general health | 1 | <1% |
| General Health | 1 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 1 | <1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for General health include Omega 3 Fish Oil, Vitamin C, and Physical Exercise.
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How long current patients have been taking Multivitamins or how long patients were taking Multivitamins before stopping.
Results from 48 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
| Major | 18% | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 23% | 10 |
| Slight | 14% | 6 |
| None | 2% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 43% | 19 |
General health
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 4% | 2 |
| None | 96% | 46 |
Top reported side-effects include: Nausea, Indigestion, After taste
Summary results are based on 48 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Report created on November 07, 2009.