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Vitamin Supplementation

RX Note

Introduction Vitamins are chemically unrelated families of organic compounds that are essential in small amounts for normal metabolism. Because vitamins (with the exception of vitamin D 3 , vitamin K 2 and B 12 ) cannot be synthesized by humans , they need to be ingested in the diet to prevent disorders of metabolism.

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How Balancing Iron Levels Can Help Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

There are various iron salts, or compounds, and each of them have different levels of elemental iron in them. [63] 63] I remember dispensing ferrous sulfate most often in the community pharmacy, but ferrous gluconate and ferrous fumarate are some other examples of the types that are available over the counter.