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What is Red Yeast Rice?

Red yeast rice is the product of yeast (Monascus purpureus ) grown on rice, and is served as a dietary staple in some Asian countries. It contains several compounds collectively known as monacolins, substances known to inhibit cholesterol synthesis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
High Cholesterol 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Support heart health 1 0
Elevated blood pressure 1 0
Hyperlipidemia 1 0
Hypercholesterolemia 1 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Red Yeast Rice

Myalgia 1

Reported Schedules

  600 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 2,400 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Red Yeast Rice (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 100%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Red Yeast Rice

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

Stopped Using Red Yeast Rice

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Red Yeast Rice

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Red Yeast Rice

Very
 1 50%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Red Yeast Rice

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 100%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.