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.
Vitamins are substances that are required in very small amounts, for healthy growth and development. They occur naturally in certain foods but are not synthesized by humans and therefore it is essential to include it in the diet. Vitamins are either water soluble or fat soluble. Inadequate intake of any particular vitamin in the diet causes specific vitamin deficiency disease. Vitamin supplements are taken to correct inadequate intake in diet and to treat the deficiency.
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Medical conditions associated with vitamins:
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anemia
- Anemia, Megaloblastic
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- B12 Nutritional Deficiency
- Beriberi
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Cyanide Poisoning
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Depression
- Dietary Supplementation
- Drug Induced Vitamin/Mineral Deficiency
- Familial Hypophosphatemia
- Folic Acid Deficiency
- Headache
- Herbal Supplementation
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperhomocysteinemia
- Hyperlipoproteinemia
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV, Elevated VLDL
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type V, Elevated Chylomicrons VLDL
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypophosphatemia
- Hypoprothrombinemia, Anticoagulant Induced
- Hypoprothrombinemia, Not Associated with Anticoagulant Therapy
- Hypoprothrombinemia, Prophylaxis
- Migraine Prevention
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Niacin Deficiency
- Nocturnal Leg Cramps
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Osteoporosis
- Pellagra
- Pemphigus
- Pernicious Anemia
- Prevention of Falls
- Prevention of Fractures
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Retinopathy Prophylaxis
- Rickets
- Schilling Test
- Scurvy
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
- Seizures
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transcobalamin II Deficiency
- Urinary Acidification
- Vitamin A Deficiency
- Vitamin B1 Deficiency
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Vitamin D Insufficiency
- Vitamin E Deficiency
- Vitamin K Deficiency
- Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency
- Wernicke's Encephalopathy
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