Concomitant Use of Dietary Supplements and Medicines among Preschool and School-Aged Children in Japan.

ABSTRACT: Dietary supplement use is widespread amongst the general population including in children and adolescents. The ingredients in dietary supplements can interact with medicines when patients take them concomitantly. However, the prevalence of the concomitant use of dietary supplements and medicines in Japan among children remains unclear. To clarify this issue, a nationwide internet survey was administered to 55,038 mothers (25 to 60 years old) of preschool- or school-aged children in Japan. Among them, 7.6% currently provide dietary supplements and 3.2% concomitantly provide dietary supplements and prescription or over-the-counter medicines to their children. The prevalence of concomitant use increased with the children's grade. Among 1057 mothers with 1154 children who were concomitantly us

SUBMITTER: Kobayashi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6950417 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature