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Vitamins & Supplements


Lingtak-Neander Chan, PharmD, BCNSP

Professor of Pharmacy

University of Washington, Department of Pharmacy



Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture, you should be able to:

  • Describe the regulations of vitamins and supplements in the United States.
  • Identify the clinical symptoms and laboratory abnormalities that suggest the presence of vitamin deficiency in older adults.
  • Describe the optimal vitamin supplementation regimens in treating vitamin deficiencies.

[From the Winter 2024 Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series]