What Does “Pharmaceutical Grade” or “Physician Grade” Supplement Mean?
All of the products the NIHA physicians recommend are hand picked by our doctors and practitioners for specific protocols. It is important to note that U.S. law requires the same level of quality control for both markets and both are made in regulated pharmaceutical facilities.
Why You Have to See a Doctor
The terms physician grade or pharmaceutical grade refers to professional market supplements available only to and marketed exclusively to doctors. In order to purchase these products you must be a registered patient of one of our doctors. Physician grade supplements are formulated with a specific result in mind. They often contain much higher amounts of active ingredients to help the doctor manage a case and as part of a protocol. More importantly, your doctor is going to monitor you while on these supplements, and will also be aware of any contra-indications which can include other supplements, pharmaceuticals or even foods.
Physician grade products must yield consistent results and as such are held to a higher standard in manufacturing, quality control, testing and continued monitoring. Additionally, companies provide educational tools to the doctor and train their employees in order to field any questions or concerns regarding the supplement.
The manufacturers know that doctors will likely stop using the products that do not perform consistently. In an Integrative medical health practice like NIHA the doctors are carefully listening to and monitoring patients’ reactions to specific products and may adjust as needed in order to improve the treatment outcome for the patient.
