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Dietary Supplements

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Definition: Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance. (FDA Backgrounder, June 15, 1993, p2)  do not confuse with FOOD, FORTIFIED or FOOD, FORMULATED or FOOD ADDITIVES or FUNCTIONAL FOOD; coordinate IM with specific nutrient if relevant (IM)   
Examples Prebiotics; Probiotics; Synbiotics; Yeast, Dried 		Other names Supplements, Food; Supplements, Dietary; Supplemented Foods; Supplemented Food; Supplementations, Dietary; Supplementation, Food; Supplementation, Dietary; Supplement, Food; Supplement, Dietary; Nutriceutical; Nutraceutical; Neutraceutical; Foods, Supplemented; Food Supplement; Dietary Supplementations; Dietary Supplement; Nutriceuticals; Nutraceuticals; Food Supplementation; Neutraceuticals
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
ocuvite plus lutein  0   *Ascorbic Acid *Niacin *Riboflavin *Vitamin E *Lutein *beta Carotene Dietary Supplements. Exp Eye Res. 2007 Apr;84(4):718-28.
1,3-dimethylamylamine  0   *Amines Dietary Supplements. Mil Med. 2012 Mar;177(3):359-60
3-hydroxyandrost-1-en-17-one  0   Androsterone/*analogs & derivatives Doping in Sports Dietary Supplements.
Magne B6  0   *Ascorbic Acid *Magnesium *Vitamin B 6 Dietary Supplements. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2011;111(5):56-9
Lovaza  0   *Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Dietary Supplements. JAAPA. 2011 May;24(5):23
Korbazol  0   *Biological Agents Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy Dietary Supplements. J BUON. 2010 Oct-Dec;15(4):783-90
AFA-B12  0   *Vitamin B 12 Dietary Supplements. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2009 Mar;79(2):117-23
NP 06-1  0   *Plant Extracts Dietary Supplements. Nutr J. 2009;8() (dup#19):38
Avlimil  0   *Plant Extracts Dietary Supplements. Food Chem Toxicol 2008 Jan;46(1):310-20
L-arginine alpha-ketoglutarate  0   *Ketoglutaric Acids Arginine/*analogs & derivatives Dietary Supplements. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 May;33(5):918-20
Avizyme 1502  0   *Amylases *Peptide Hydrolases *Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases Dietary Supplements. Poult Sci. 2007 Mar;86(3)
micellapist  0   *beta-Glucans Dietary Supplements Shiitake Mushrooms. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2006 Nov;33(12):1726-9
Bacillus natto productive protein, Bacillus  0   *Bacterial Proteins Dietary Supplements. Pathophysiol Haemost Thromb 2003 May-Jun;33(3):138-43
dietary supplement, SPORT  0   *Diosgenin *Phytosterols Dietary Supplements. Can J Appl Physiol 2000 Feb;25(1):55-67
sodium-zinc carbonate  0   *Carbonates *Sodium Compounds *Zinc Compounds Dietary Supplements. J Trace Elem Med Biol 1999 Apr;12(4):236-9
Biotrol  0   *Choline *Inulin *Picolinic Acids *Vanadium Compounds Dietary Supplements. Adv Ther 1998 Sep-Oct;15(5):305-14
ArginMax  0   *Glycosides *Minerals *Plant Preparations Vitamins Dietary Supplements. Hawaii Med J 1998 Dec;57(12):741-4
red yeast rice  0   *Biological Agents Ascomycota Dietary Supplements.
Pharma Action Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors 		Am J Clin Nutr 1999 Feb;69(2):231-6

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