Get Informed: Adaptinol
Active Ingredient(s)
Adaptinol
What does it do?
This product is one of 600 carotenoids used to promote eye health as a dietary supplement.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-15 5:04 AM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Mar-17 9:01 PM
Other Names
- Lutein
- Adaptinol
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
-
- Pregnancy Category:
- N/A
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Est US Patients*
- 166,600
- Generic Available
- No
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Adaptinol or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
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Adaptinol Safety Report
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What is Adaptinol used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 1,100 patients that use Adaptinol (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Eye Health | 55% | 
|
| Macular Degeneration | 40% | 
|
| Cataracts | 3% | 
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| Skin Health | 3% |
|
| Other | 8% |
|
How well does Adaptinol work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 1,100 users taking Adaptinol (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 87%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Adaptinol outweigh the bad things.
- 10%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Adaptinol.
Global Patient Feedback for Adaptinol ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I take 20mg/day of Lutein as a supplement for eye health. I have an eye disease known as retinits pigmentosa and anything that's good for the eyes is very good for me. People usually take 6mg to 20mg/day. Vitamin A is known for its for its eye health benefits, but if you take too much of it it can be toxic for your liver. Combining 5,000 I.U. of vitamin A with lutein, fish oil, and 50mg of zinc each day is a good combination for your eyes.
29 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-03-11 18:58:55
Answer/Reply:
Hi, what is retinitis pigmatosa? and how did you get that, was it owed to age or genetics?
50 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-03-30 14:04:55
Question/Comment:
I take 20mg/day of Lutein as a supplement for eye health. I have an eye disease known as retinits pigmentosa and anything that's good for the eyes is very good for me. People usually take 6mg to 20mg/day. Vitamin A is known for its for its eye health benefits, but if you take too much of it it can be toxic for your liver. Combining 5,000 I.U. of vitamin A with lutein, fish oil, and 50mg of zinc each day is a good combination for eye health.
29 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-03-11 18:56:20
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Adaptinol