Taiwan To Continue Listing Some Vitamins as Drug Products
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Taiwan's health department says it will continue listing certain vitamins and other treatments as drug products. The Department of Health currently lists vitamins that are injected, have a high dosage, are single prescriptions or claim treatment effects. As an example, officials cited vitamin D as a natural substance, but D3 is not, so a calcium tablet with that element is regarded as a drug product. The decision was announced at a meeting with experts on listing vitamins as food products. (Click here for more