PREVALENCE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR TAKING
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https://doi.org/10.56782/pps.22Keywords:
dietary supplement, quality, pharmaceutical crimeAbstract
Dietary supplements are widely used all over the world. Advertises these products you can find in the mass media, i.e. radio, television, press, Internet. All pharmacies offer a lot of supplements, in addition, these products are also purchased online. According to the data contained in the statistical report, almost 72% of Poles declare that they take dietary supplements. The marketing of this type of preparations is simple. Make a statement to the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate is only requirement. As a result, the market of dietary supplements is developing very dynamically in Poland. Such a significant number of dietary supplements make that checking these by sanitary inspectors is impossible. Dietary supplements are classified as foodstuffs. Unlike medicinal products, they are not tested for durability, interaction or pharmacovigilance. Studies cover the quality of dietary supplements confirmed, that these products often contain undeclared ingredients or amount of substance is incorrect than the declared one, or the substance is not released with pharmaceutical forms. This is a potential health risk for people taking dietary supplements.
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