The Marketplace for Dietary Supplements: Recent Studies

To aid in supporting its mission under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the Food and Drug Administration sponsored studies on producers and consumers of dietary supplements, and the range of dietary supplement products available in the marketplace. From these recently...

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Published in:Drug information journal 2001, Vol.35 (3), p.973-983
Main Authors: Muth, Mary K., Nardinelli, Clark, Beach, Robert H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Diet
Dietary supplements
Federal regulation
General pharmacology
Medical sciences
Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Retail stores
Websites
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Summary:To aid in supporting its mission under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the Food and Drug Administration sponsored studies on producers and consumers of dietary supplements, and the range of dietary supplement products available in the marketplace. From these recently completed studies, this paper describes characteristics of the dietary supplement industry and summarizes label information from selected products offered for sale in retail stores, mail-order catalogs, and Internet sites. In addition, we provide examples of recent uses of the dietary supplement market information from these studies.
ISSN:2168-4790
0092-8615
2168-4804
2164-9200
DOI:10.1177/009286150103500335