Supplement Basics

Question 1

RDA

Answer 1

• Recommended Dietary/Daily Allowance
• differ depending on sex/age
• different for pregnant or breastfeeding women
• for healthy people, not chronic illness
• food/supplement labels don’t carry RDA

Question 2

DV

Answer 2

• Daily Value of nutrient
• listed on food/supplement labels instead of RDA
• good guide for calculating daily intake from foods/supplements

Question 3

USP

Answer 3

• United States Pharmacopeia
• legally recognized standards
• identity, strength, quality, purity, packaging and labeling

Question 4

Practitioner Brands

Answer 4

• a dietary supplement brand specifically developed, formulated and marketed to the practitioner and/or pharmacy trade
• restricted from natural produce and online retail stores
• Pharmaca offers these because of practitioners on staff