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What is Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)?

Vitamin D3 is the form of vitamin D called cholecalciferol. Cholecalciferol is the most widely known of the vitamin D series and is a fat soluble vitamin that is stored to some degree in the body.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Vitamin D deficiency 21 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 5 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Fatigue 4 2 Efficacy_moderate
Support nutritional health 2 0
General health 1 0
Flexion: A bent or curved posture 1 0

See all 32 patients currently taking Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 7

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol). See all 23 dosages ►

  1 other weekly 5,000 intl units weekly 800 intl units daily 1,000 intl units daily 10,000 intl units weekly 50,000 intl units monthly 25,000 intl units every other week 2,000 intl units daily 3,000 intl units daily 50,000 intl units weekly
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 100%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)

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

Currently Taking Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)

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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

Stopped Taking Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)

Always
 6 86%
Usually
 1 14%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 14%
Not at all
 6 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 100%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.