Get Informed: Garlic

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Patient Comments about
Garlic

Active Ingredient(s)

Allium Sativum

What does it do?

Garlic

This product is thought to help prevent heart disease. It works by dilating the blood vessels.

Last Text Update:
 2009-Nov-20 9:18 PM
Last Data Update:
 2009-Nov-20 6:52 PM

Other Names

  • Garlic
  • Garlite
  • Kyolic

How Safe Is It?

Your Risk Rating
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Average Risk Rating
0: On hold
Pregnancy Category:
N/A
Black Box Warning:
No

Facts & Figures

Date Approved
21 Nov 2009
Est US Patients*
734,300
Generic Available
Yes
OTC Available
Yes

User Age Distribution*

1

< 21

8

21-39

40

40-59

50

60+

Age (Years)

* Estimated number of US people currently taking Garlic or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.

Other Resources

Recent alerts for Garlic

There have been no alerts regarding Garlic during the past year.

Garlic Safety Report

0: On hold

The iGuard risk rating for Garlic is on hold. It means that we're waiting for more patients taking this medication to join iGuard before we can provide a more accurate safety assessment of this product.

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What is Garlic used for?

iGuard.org is currently tracking more than 4,300 patients that use Garlic (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
High Cholesterol 55% 5
Heart Disease Prevention 13% 5
Immune Support 10% 5
High Blood Pressure 10% 5
COPD 3% 5
Other 19% 5

How well does Garlic work?

iGuard.org regularly polls our more than 4,300 users taking Garlic (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)

75 61
83%
of patients are confident that the good things about Garlic outweigh the bad things.
6%
of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Garlic.

Global Patient Feedback for Garlic (Allium Sativum) ( Post a comment )

Comments, Questions, and Answers
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Question/Comment:

I have no idea if teh garlic is of any value.

79 year old Male

Posted: 2009-06-17 14:12:34

Question/Comment:

I am taking 600 MG of the Garlic for the heart, but a friends brother took it and helped his bp and I would get off the Aspirin, not the Garlic. I am taking another Vitamin which is good for my blood pressure, by the way. I am glad I found out the brand I have, withheld by me. I love the taste of Garlic when I am cooking Italian and other foods which bring a great smell for me to eat so the pill is not the only kinds I love to have for my health.

46 year old Male

Posted: 2009-03-05 20:05:38

Question/Comment:

I am taking 600 MG of the Garlic for the heart, but a friends brother took it and helped his bp and I would get off the Aspirin, not the Garlic. I am taking another Vitamin which is good for my blood pressure, by the way. I am glad I found out the brand I have, withheld by me.

46 year old Male

Posted: 2009-03-05 20:03:25

Question/Comment:

I have been taking Garlic tablets (100 mg equivalent to 500mg of fresh garlic) along with a baby Aspirin and a Ginger supplement, Lisinopril, and with Celexa, for some time now, and have had no side effects as far as I or my doctor can tell.

65 year old Male

Posted: 2009-02-22 18:34:53

Question/Comment:

I eat a lot of Garlic with cooking. I also take a Garlic supplement daily. I also take Aspirn (baby) daily.
This has been for many years and I, thank God, have had no problems. I have had no surgery and no problems other than normal wear and tear on the body.
I am a male 65 years old.

66 year old Male

Posted: 2009-01-03 01:32:45

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