Estimaci車n del consumo de suplementos vitam赤nicos y minerales dispensados a trav谷s de las oficinas de farmacia de la provincia de Las Palmas

作者：Almazan La Cave; M D; Saavedra Santana; P; Lainez Sevillano; P; Navarro Rodriguez; M C; Marrero Montelongo; M; Torres Garcia; M; Serra Majem; L; Sosa Henriquez; M

来源：Anales de Medicina Interna, 2005.

DOI：10.4321/S0212-71992005001000004

• vitamins supplements
• minerals
• parapharmacy
• consumption
• pharmacy
• las palmas.

background: vitamin supplements and minerals consumption (spm) is increasing in occidental societies due to the growing concern about health by the population objectives: to have a initial approaching to the to spm consumption in the province of las palmas through 2000 and 2001. to identify spm proportions that are dispensed as pharmaceutical specialities and those who are sold as parapharmacy products. finally, to describe the evolution of this consumption throughout a year method: the information was obtained through the list of the whole pharmaceutical specialities and parapharmacy products through 200 and 2001 who have at least a vitamin in its composition and/or a mineral. results: usually, 297 pharmaceutical specialities and 216 parapharmacy products are currently being sold. pharmaceutical specialities comprised 65.6% of the whole products sold and within them, vitamins were the most dispensed (41.5%). regarding parapharmacy products, vitamins and minerals compounds were the products more sold (34.6%). comparing to 2000, during 2001 there was a statistically significant increase in the consumption of parapharmacy products, remaining without changes the use of pharmaceutical specialities. conclusion: on the basis of sold xx spm consumption seems to be due mainly by pharmaceutical specialities rather than parapharmacy products. nevertheless through 2001 there was an increase only in the parapharmacy products.