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What is Citrucel?

Citrucel is a brand name for Methylcellulose (or methyl cellulose), a chemical compound derived from cellulose used in the treatment of constipation.

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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bowel problems 8 2 Efficacy_major
Constipation 4 0
Bowel Irregularity 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
General health 2 0
Diarrhea 2 1 Efficacy_major
Other 1 0

See all 17 patients currently taking Citrucel

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Citrucel

Gas 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Citrucel. See all 11 dosages ►

  2g/19g as needed daily mg as needed 2 daily 2 g/19 g daily 3 x 2 g/19 g daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Citrucel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 67%
Other 1   Other: 17%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Citrucel

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

Currently Taking Citrucel

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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

Stopped Taking Citrucel

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Citrucel

Always
 2 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 25%
Never
 1 25%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Citrucel

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Citrucel

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

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Report created on May 28, 2012.