AMA Journal of Ethics

Label analysis is key to educating patients about risks of vitamin A-containing supplements.

Statutory limitations prevent the FDA from effectively regulating dietary supplements and have generated numerous calls for reform.

Athletes should weigh several things before purchasing and consuming dietary supplements to protect their health, reputation, and the spirit of fair competition.

Consumption of over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbals is widespread, but clinicians lack critical information about their use.

Increase in dietary supplement use in the United States suggests a great need for clinicians to be aware of the range of their quality parameters.

Illegal, fraudulent, adulterated, or improperly labeled products should be regarded as sources of possible clinical and ethical harm to patients.

Some allopathic clinicians’ biases influence the information they draw upon to make decisions and offer recommendations.

Weaknesses in regulatory approaches to negligent misrepresentation claims about dietary supplements can have clinical and public health consequences.

Government-supported review and safety monitoring is needed for dietary supplements’ use in the care of patients with mental illness.

Dr Amy B. Cadwallader, Joshua J. Klein, and Scott J. Schweikart join this episode of Ethics Talk to discuss safety and limited legal means of reining in social media influencers' advertisements about dietary supplements.