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What is Cayenne Pepper Pills?
Cayenne pepper, an herb made from chili peppers, is available as pills, capsules and tincture. It is traditionally used to cure stomach aches, cramping, gas, varicose veins, allergies, and constipation. Cayenne pepper contains capsaicin which can be irritating so it is usually taken with food.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammation | 2 | 1 |
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| General health | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease) | 1 | 0 |
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not indicated | 1 |  |
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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 Cayenne Pepper Pills
Always |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 100% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Cayenne Pepper Pills
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
1 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Cayenne Pepper Pills
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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Patient Evaluations
See all 1 patient evaluation
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- asdf1179
- 180 mg daily
- since Dec 29, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Inflammation
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Side Effects
Mild
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Report created on May 28, 2012.