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- Title
Given Their Potential for Harm, It's Time to Focus on the Safety of Supplements.
- Authors
Carroll, Aaron E.
- Abstract
The article emphasizes the need to address the safety of supplements that include vitamins, minerals, and herbal products. It cites an increase in the use of alternative medicines which is attributed to more children and adolescents using omega-3 fatty acids and melatonin. It also discusses drug-drug interactions and other concerns about supplement use.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DIETARY supplements; MINERAL supplements; VITAMINS; ALTERNATIVE medicine; THERAPEUTIC use of omega-3 fatty acids; MELATONIN; SAFETY; THERAPEUTICS; PRODUCT safety laws; DRUG interactions; GOVERNMENT regulation
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2018, Vol 320, Issue 13, p1306
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2018.13147