Safety considerations and potential interactions of vitamins: should vitamins be considered drugs?

@article{Rogovik2010SafetyCA,
  title={Safety considerations and potential interactions of vitamins: should vitamins be considered drugs?},
  author={Alexander L. Rogovik and Sunita Vohra and Robert D. Goldman},
  journal={The Annals of pharmacotherapy},
  year={2010},
  volume={44 2},
  pages={
          311-24
        }
}

• Alexander L. Rogovik, Sunita Vohra, Robert D. Goldman
• Published in The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2010
• DOI:10.1345/aph.1M238

OBJECTIVE To examine adverse effects, adverse events, and potential interactions of vitamins in light of their current prevalence of use, and to discuss whether vitamins should be considered over-the-counter drugs or natural health products/dietary supplements. DATA SOURCES We performed a MEDLINE/PubMed search, explored 4 online databases (Medline Plus, Drug Digest, Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database, and the database of the University of Maryland), and examined reference lists of… CONTINUE READING

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