title: Protecting consumers in the wake of the U.S. Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.
abstract: The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 has given allied health professionals the responsibility of assisting consumers with the use of dietary supplements. Problematic dietary supplements have been marketed and consumed, often for many years, before interventions by the Food and Drug Administration, and the clinical evaluation of these products takes pharmacologic and toxicologic skills that may be beyond the basic competency skills of some allied health professionals. Allied health professionals are in a position to make a stand regarding dietary supplements and their clinical application, but to do so they may need to complement their pharmacologic and toxicologic skills accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Food & Human Nutrition, Human Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA. jcfoote@uark.edu
authors.forename: Jerald C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Foote
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000075202:Contraindications; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*