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The National Academy of Sciences Monograph on “Dietary Supplements: A Framework for Evaluating Safety” Norman R. Farnsworth, Ph.D. Research Professor of Pharmacognosy UIC Distinguished Professor College of Pharmacy University of Illinois at Chicago November 2, 2004
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Rationale for Framework The Institute of Medicine was requested by the FDA to develop a framework for evaluation of the safety of dietary supplement ingredients Prepublication copy and Hardcover (soon): http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10882.html
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Rationale for Framework The final framework included methods for prioritizing and evaluating safety based on existing information available to FDA and others
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Rationale for Framework The framework was developed based on current law as described in DSHEA
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Rationale for Framework Vulnerable Groups and Prevalence of Use Application of the framework
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Categories of Scientific Information Used Human data –Historical use –Clinical studies –Epidemiological studies Animal data Related substances In vitro data
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Interactions Types of interactions –Predictability
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Case Studies Using Prototype Safety Monographs Glucosamine Melatonin Chromium picolinate Saw Palmetto Shark cartilage Chaparral
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