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What is Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM?

Glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate are components of normal cartilage. Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a naturally occurring sulfur compound. The combination is said to nourish cartilage and connective tissue, improve wound healing and reduce pain from osteoarthritis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Joint pain 27 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 19 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve mobility 16 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 8 0
Joint stiffness 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Arthritis pain 5 0

See all 69 patients currently taking Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 3
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM

Nausea 1
Diarrhea 1
None 1
Gas 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM. See all 32 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 3 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 22 Number of Patients: 22 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 7   Other: 44%
Expense 5   Expense: 31%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 6%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 6%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM

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

Currently Taking Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM

Always
 9 53%
Usually
 5 29%
Sometimes
 3 18%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM

Very
 1 6%
Somewhat
 6 35%
A little
 3 18%
Not at all
 7 41%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Glucosamine-Chondroitin-MSM

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 10%
$25-49
 1 10%
< $25
 8 80%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.