Help Patients Understand New Vitamin and Supplement Labeling

February 2019

You might get questions about labeling changes for some vitamins...due to a new FDA rule giving nutrition and supplement labels a facelift.

Updated supplement labels are already popping up on shelves...and all products must have the new labeling by January 2021.

One big change is with vitamin D. We're used to seeing doses in international units (IU)...now they'll be in metric units.

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Table of Contents

Antibiotics Add Aortic Aneurysm to the List of Quinolone Concerns
Nephrology Watch for Patients Who Should Restart an ACEI or ARB After Acute Kidney Injury
Probiotics Educate Patients Not to Rely on Probiotics for Acute Diarrhea and Vomiting
Smoking Cessation Fine-Tune Smoking Cessation for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
Antifungals Know How Tolsura Stacks Up to Other Itraconazole Capsules
Anticoagulants Avoid Overlapping Direct Oral Anticoagulants With Warfarin in Most Cases
Travel Medicine Anticipate Aemcolo Will Have a Limited Role for Travelers' Diarrhea
Substance Use Disorder Don't Expect a Miracle With Meds for Alcohol Use Disorder
Vitamins & Minerals Help Patients Understand New Vitamin and Supplement Labeling
Ear, Nose & Throat Look for Med Culprits if Patients Have Ringing in Their Ears