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What is Ensure? Ensure is a food supplement often recommended by nutritionists or dieticians to 'ensure' that ALS/MND patients are getting enough calories and vitamins when swallowing difficulties or arm weakness make eating whole foods difficult or no longer pleasurable. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

44 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ensure.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 18 40%
Other 13 29%
disease-related symptoms 4 9%
Gain weight 4 9%
Fatigue 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Ensure.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mL As needed 0 mL Daily 1 other As needed 1.5 mL As needed 2 L All the time (24/7) 30 mL As needed 200 mL As needed 250 mL As needed 1 other Daily 2 mL Daily 3 other Daily 3 Daily 4 mL Daily 8 mL Daily 236.5 mL Daily 237 L Daily 237 mL Daily 674 mL Daily 900 mL Daily 1200 mL Daily 1200 Daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Ensure or how long patients were taking Ensure before stopping.

Currently taking Ensure

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
4
3
3
4

Stopped taking Ensure

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
0
1
3
1
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Ensure (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6 75% Other: 75%
Expense 1 13% Expense: 13%
Side effects too severe 1 13% Side effects too severe: 13%
Not indicated 1 13% Not indicated: 13%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 50% 1
Can't tell 50% 1

Gain weight

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 25% 1
Mild 0% 0
None 75% 3

Top reported side-effects include: Constipation

Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)

  • spider
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: severe
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • spider
  • by spider
    May 03, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

  • Bobby B
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
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  • Bobby B
  • by Bobby B
    Sep 14, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Gain weight

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