The problems of choice a particular vitamin preparation in the pharmacy

In order to assess the rationality of vitamin preparations choice in a pharmacy analyzed the structure of purchase of its oral forms (simple and combined) one hundred and six visitors one of the city pharmacy. Irrational selection of a particular drug was detected in 32.1% of cases (prolonged intake of fat-soluble vitamins, the use of high doses of ascorbic acid at pathology of veins of the extremities, at diabetes mellitus, as well as during pregnancy and lactation, uncontrolled use of vitamin D at elderly, etc.). Increasing the intake of vitamins rationality requires a careful selection of the dosage and timing of use. The key position is to informing the pharmacist of patients during pharmaceutical care.