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Anemia Report

Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.


What we've learned from patients who report Anemia

Symptom severities

Severe
34
Moderate
65
Mild
132
None
553

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Anemia

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Anemia
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Iron supplement 165   Iron supplement: 71%
Vitamin B12 Injection 24   Vitamin B12 Injection: 10%
Ferrous sulfate 19   Ferrous sulfate: 8%
Procrit 10   Procrit: 4%
Blood Transfusion 10   Blood Transfusion: 4%
Multivitamins 10   Multivitamins: 4%
Aranesp 9   Aranesp: 4%
Folic Acid 6   Folic Acid: 3%
Slow FE 5   Slow FE: 2%
Vitamin B 5   Vitamin B: 2%
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) 5   Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin): 2%
Epogen 4   Epogen: 2%
Ferrous Gluconate 4   Ferrous Gluconate: 2%
Vitron-C 4   Vitron-C: 2%
Epoetin (Erythropoietin) 4   Epoetin (Erythropoietin): 2%
Ferrous sulfate-Folic acid 4   Ferrous sulfate-Folic acid: 2%
Ferretts Iron Supplement 3   Ferretts Iron Supplement: 1%
Eprex 3   Eprex: 1%
Vitamin B12 Prescription (cyanocobalamin) 3   Vitamin B12 Prescription (cyanocobalamin): 1%
Icar 2   Icar: 1%
Ferrum hausmann complex 2   Ferrum hausmann complex: 1%
Prenatal Vitamin 2   Prenatal Vitamin: 1%
Iron Polysaccharide-Ferrous Fumarate 2   Iron Polysaccharide-Ferrous Fumarate: 1%
Vitamin D 2   Vitamin D: 1%
Vitamin B Complex 2   Vitamin B Complex: 1%
Iron Infusion 2   Iron Infusion: 1%
Spring Valley Easy Iron 2   Spring Valley Easy Iron: 1%
Neupogen SingleJect 1   Neupogen SingleJect: 0%
Magnesium and Zinc 1   Magnesium and Zinc: 0%
Aspirin 1   Aspirin: 0%

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