An assessment of vitamin supplements in the indian market

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 469-473

  Chugh, Preeta K ^a   Lhamo, Y ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Indian population; micronutrient; multivitamins; supplement; vitamins

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; COLECALCIFEROL; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN MIXTURE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIAN; MARKET; MICROCAPSULE; PRESCRIPTION; SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84875948914     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.108431     Document Type: Article

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