Dietary supplements: What's in a name? What's in the bottle?

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 410-412

  Marcus, Donald M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botanicals; Dietary supplements; Herbals; Quality control; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES; COMMERCE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ADDITIVES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; VITAMINS;

ADVERSE EVENTS; BOTANICAL; CLASSIFIEDS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; HERBAL; MEDICINAL PRODUCTS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REGULATION; REGULATORY OVERSIGHT;

NUTRITION;

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; CALCIUM; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LAW; LIVER INJURY; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; MARKETING; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MARKETING; PLANT PREPARATIONS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITAMINS;

EID: 84949293328     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1855     Document Type: Note

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