UAB Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Clinic and DXA Service, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA and Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
J Clin Densitom. 2013 Oct-Dec;16(4):394-401. doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2013.08.008. Epub 2013 Oct 4.
Dietary supplements, medical foods, and pharmaceutical agents are all used in the management of metabolic bone disease. The intended populations, governing regulations, safety standards scientific requirements, physician supervision, and distribution vary markedly between supplements, medical foods, and drugs. This article will review characteristics of dietary supplements and medical foods and their use in osteoporosis care. A study that compares the pharmacokinetics of a supplement and a medical food containing similar ingredients is used to contrast the categories of dietary supplements and medical foods.
膳食补充剂、医用食品和药物制剂均可用于代谢性骨病的治疗。这些产品的适用人群、监管规定、安全性标准、科学要求、医生监管和销售渠道在补充剂、医用食品和药物之间存在显著差异。本文将对膳食补充剂和医用食品的特点及其在骨质疏松症治疗中的应用进行综述。本文采用含有相似成分的膳食补充剂和医用食品的药代动力学研究来对比膳食补充剂和医用食品这两类产品。
