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What is Charcoal Digestive Aid?

Charcoal capsules are used as a digestive aid to absorb irritants that can cause flatulence or diarrhea.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 1 0
Heartburn 1 0
Bowel irritability 1 0
Gas 1 0
Digestive problems 1 1 Efficacy_none
Indigestion 1 0

See all 4 patients currently taking Charcoal Digestive Aid

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Charcoal Digestive Aid

Constipation 1

Reported Dosages

  260mg as needed 2other as needed 300mg as needed 3IU as needed
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Charcoal Digestive Aid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 100%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Charcoal Digestive Aid

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

Currently Taking Charcoal Digestive Aid

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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

Stopped Taking Charcoal Digestive Aid

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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 Charcoal Digestive Aid

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 100%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Charcoal Digestive Aid

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Charcoal Digestive Aid

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.