Nonvitamin, Nonmineral Dietary Supplement Use in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over-the-counter, natural product-based (nonvitamin, nonmineral) dietary supplement (NVNM DS) use is common in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a group at risk for drug-DS interactions, due to polypharmacy, but this use is underreported to health care providers. Recent dramatic changes in US sales of specific NVNM DS suggest that the prevalence and types of NVNM DS used in RA populations may also have shifted.

Objectives

A study was undertaken to identify current and past use of specific NVNM DS for RA disease treatment and to examine associations between use of NVNM DS, RA pharmaceuticals, and/or vitamin or mineral (VM) DS.

Methods

We developed a survey instrument to capture current and ever use of specific NVNM DS, VM DS, and RA pharmaceuticals, wit

SUBMITTER: Skiba MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7540062 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature