A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.
Nutraceutical product is a food or fortified food product that not only supplements the diet but also assists in treating or preventing disease (apart from anemia), so provides medical benefits.
Nutraceuticals are not tested and regulated to the extent of pharmaceutical drugs. The word nutraceutical is combined from the words nutrition and pharmaceutical.
See also
Medical conditions associated with nutraceutical products:
- ADHD
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Anxiety
- Aphthous Ulcer
- Carnitine Deficiency
- Depression
- Dietary Supplementation
- Fibromyalgia
- Herbal Supplementation
- Herpes Simplex
- Herpes Simplex, Suppression
- High Cholesterol
- Huntington's Disease
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Insomnia
- Jet Lag
- Muscle Pain
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Smoking Cessation
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