Dietary Supplements provides a comprehensive guide, for community pharmacists and health professionals, to the most commonly used vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements.

Dietary supplements have become increasingly popular in recent years. Research into the safety and efficacy of these substances is intensifying, a large number of quality trials being published in the past few years. This new edition of Dietary Supplements has been completely revised and updated to include the latest findings on the most commonly used dietary supplements. This publication will help professionals weed through the information and obtain up-to-date information on safety and efficacy.

Dietary Supplements includes:

• 82 comprehensively referenced monographs
• Full revisions and updates on all monographs, with particular emphasis on: antioxidants, calcium, creatine, glucosamine, omega 3 fish oils, probiotics, selenium and vitamin D
• 10 monographs new to this edition on: methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), nickel, pycnogenol, phytosterols, psyllium, quercetin, resveratrol, silicon, tin and vanadium
• Regulations relating to dietary supplements in UK, Europe and the USA
• Useful appendices including a summary of interactions with conventional medicines

Dietary Supplements is an essential reference source for pharmacists, dieticians, CAM practitioners and other health professionals.