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Calogen Treatment Report
Category: Supplements
What is Calogen?
Calogen is a Food for Special Medical Purposes for use under medical supervision. Calogen is a high energy, long chain triglyceride fat emulsion. Calogen can be used to supplement or fortify the diet of patients who are unable to meet their energy requirements from normal food and drink.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Weight gain | 1 | 1 |
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| dietry supplement | 1 | 1 |
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| Cystic Fibrosis | 1 | 0 |
See all 2 patients currently taking Calogen
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Calogen
| Nausea | 1 |
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 |  |
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| Side effects too severe | 1 | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Calogen
Always |
1 | 50% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 50% |
|
Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
|
Never |
0 | 0% |
|
Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Calogen
Very |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
|
A little |
1 | 50% |
|
Not at all |
1 | 50% |
|
Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Calogen
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
|
$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
|
$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
|
< $25 |
1 | 100% |
|
Report created on May 28, 2012.