Vitamins and Supplements

Iron deposits may be the cause of cognitive decline in those who have high alcohol consumption, which vitamin B1 may help prevent.

COVID-19 pandemic highlights how supplements can help improve the body’s defense system.

Although experts predict continued growth in drug spending, results find those linked to US Pharmacopeia standards lower prices.

With OTC melatonin readily available and its product awareness high among consumers, many pharmacists may be interested in learning more about its safety and efficacy.

Study finds that vitamin C may help improve the quality of life in people over 50 years of age.

New research contradicts previous observational studies on the effect of vitamin D supplements in severe asthma prevention.

Study suggests improving nutrition and boosting the immune system can help achieve an effective disease response.

Vitamin D supplementation shown to have several benefits in early childhood.

More than 10 million adults over age 50 have osteoporosis.

A patient has unexplained symptoms that appear to be severe anxiety.

Pharmacy Times® interviewed Amanda Bowles, the director of the Shopper Science Lab at GSK Consumer Healthcare, on the expansion of coverage eligibility for OTC and menstrual products by health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts this year following the passage of the CARES Act.

The roles of various dietary supplements and nutraceuticals in enhancing skin health and appearance can be observed in the vitamin deficiency diseases that present with dermal manifestations.

Study examines the effect of a low-calorie, plant-based diet combined with vitamin C in helping to kill cancer cells.

Some medications that may not function as intended when used with medical cannabinoids, CBD oil, and medical or recreational marijuana were compiled to further test the effects on prescription drugs.

Furthermore, the investigators noted that choline levels high enough to protect the fetus often require dietary supplementation, which offers a chance for pharmacists to provide counseling.

Vitamin K levels show observational relationship with risk of death in older population.

The study emphasized the population below the poverty line, for whom food insecurities can make vitamin and mineral intake even more challenging.

Magnesium is needed to properly metabolize vitamin D.

New research suggests vitamin D can help prevent colitis in those using immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Which vitamin is so dangerous you can actually get too much of it in food form?

Walgreens and DoorDash plan to offer more than 5000 items for delivery on the DoorDash platform and will expand the service to other major markets, starting with Cincinnati, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Sacramento, and Seattle by the end of summer 2020.

Pharmacy managers should know how fickle customers can be, but also the importance of loyalty if you can create it.

The widespread use of OTC products and dietary supplements are opportunities for pharmacists to educate patients and other health care members as to how these products fit into the overall health continuum.

Next-level digestive enzymes perform vital functions, like breaking down food, eliminating toxins, and even building muscle to amplify healthy habits

Probiotic therapy either with prebiotics or by itself may ease depression, according to a review of the data recently published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

Vitamin D is a neurosteroid responsible for brain maturation and growth, and stimulation of the most important antioxidant in the brain.

In addition to allopathic or prescription medications to manage depression stemming from this pandemic, there are integrative medicines, as well as health and wellness modalities, that can be used to improve mental health.

Nutrients should come from food, but when that is not enough, vitamin supplementation is an option

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H2-receptor antagonists, melatonin, and thiamine are some of the adjuvant treatments being evaluated for patients with COVID-19 due to their various immune-enhancing properties and possible antiviral effects.