{"id":92263,"date":"2024-01-31T17:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/it\/drugs-and-dietary-supplements-what-are-the-differences\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T08:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:43:43","slug":"drugs-and-dietary-supplements-what-are-the-differences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/drugs-and-dietary-supplements-what-are-the-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Drugs and dietary supplements: what are the differences?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"92263\" class=\"elementor elementor-92263\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1190aa5e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1190aa5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ed64116\" data-id=\"1ed64116\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6718372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6718372\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f54db32\" data-id=\"4f54db32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1c21f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d1c21f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drugs and dietary supplements: what are the differences?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651a4ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"651a4ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Drugs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>supplements<\/b> <b>food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are useful allies for the overall health and well-being of our bodies; although they have distinctive and specific characteristics, we often use these terms as synonyms: so what are the differences?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5528345d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5528345d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"linea-sezione linea-bianca\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ec69268 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ec69268\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66b6ffd7\" data-id=\"66b6ffd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b8aa3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"79b8aa3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"linea-sezione linea-verde\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61030ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61030ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drugs and dietary supplements: definitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64fd519f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64fd519f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may happen that the component of a drug is the same as that of a dietary supplement; the question then arises: <\/span><b>what is the difference between medicines and supplements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A drug is defined as that &#8220;substance or combination of substances presented as having <\/span><b>curative or prophylactic properties <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of human diseases&#8221;; a supplement, on the other hand, has the function of supplying the diet with substances that, in a given period or situation, can support normal physiological functions but <\/span><b>without any therapeutic activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supplements constitute, therefore, <\/span><b>a concentrated source of nutrients<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as vitamins and minerals; often, dietary supplements containing amino acids, essential fatty acids, probiotics, fiber, and extracts of plant origin are on the market, either alone or in combination with each other and in predosed forms such as capsules, tablets, sachets, or vials.<\/span><sup>1<\/sup><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The supplement originates as a food whose safety, quality and non-toxicity is guaranteed; however, a supplement will not be able to claim therapeutic properties, <\/span><b>it cannot prevent or cure any disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dc7018a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dc7018a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c2e8b86\" data-id=\"3c2e8b86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44174b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44174b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drugs and supplements are therefore subject to <\/span><b>different regulations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For example, the medicine must meet the characteristics stipulated in the monograph of the Official Pharmacopoeia or the dossier filed for the registration of the medicine with the Medicines Agencies (in Italy AIFA).<\/span><sup>1<\/sup><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, the efficacy of supplements is evaluated by the manufacturing company, possibly including studies, while the product is <\/span><b>notified to the Ministry of Health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572538c8\" data-id=\"572538c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357ddb6c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"357ddb6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66d4144f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66d4144f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62c200ba\" data-id=\"62c200ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e56336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11e56336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Differences between drugs and supplements\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a3a44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53a3a44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The authorization process leading to their marketing, consumer information, distribution channels (supermarkets rather than pharmacies) and, in general, European and Italian regulations consider supplements <\/span><b>in the same way as &#8220;foods&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; in fact they respond to different rules from those applied to drugs. <\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Commission has identified the following <\/span><b>criteria for defining a supplement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e03a521 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e03a521\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f530e5c\" data-id=\"3f530e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ce371d mobile-flex-center-div  elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ce371d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"padding: revert !important;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A product intended for the general population that is healthy or has a risk factor for disease development;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A product whose consumption promotes the maintenance of a physiological function of the body or the reduction of a risk factor;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34f25ff1\" data-id=\"34f25ff1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddaa2ef mobile-flex-center-div elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ddaa2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"padding: revert !important;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a product that cannot claim preventive and therapeutic effects toward a disease condition;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a product connoted by nutrition and health claims proposed on labels and\/or with advertising in accordance with current EU regulations in this area.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c498f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64c498f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another element used to distinguish whether it is a supplement or a drug is <\/span><b>the dosage of the substance used<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of <\/span><a class=\"link-light-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/products\/everyday-well-being\/vitamins\/b12-1000-sublinguale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vitamin B12<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for example, preparations of this substance-when sold in forms that allow the maximum daily dosage of 1,000 mcg-are classified as <\/span><b>supplements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can claim the property of promoting normal red blood cell formation; whereas, preparations available in forms that allow a daily dosage of more than 1000 mcg are considered <\/span><b>drugs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the therapeutic indication of treatment of megaloblastic anemia.<\/span><sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27c949b4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27c949b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-776f6736\" data-id=\"776f6736\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4032c293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4032c293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">  The supplement and the well-being of the person<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c63e3ef elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c63e3ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18f65d77\" data-id=\"18f65d77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b44348c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b44348c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/integrators-and-drugs-wellness-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92526\" alt=\"Lady taking a pill with a glass of water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/integrators-and-drugs-wellness-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/integrators-and-drugs-wellness-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/integrators-and-drugs-wellness-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/integrators-and-drugs-wellness.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bba7ac8\" data-id=\"4bba7ac8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29442feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29442feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned above, the <\/span><b>Italian Ministry of Health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> defines supplements as<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">foodstuffs intended to supplement the common diet and constituting a concentrated source of nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, or other substances having a nutritional or physiological effect, particularly but not exclusively amino acids, essential fatty acids, fiber, and extracts of plant origin, whether mono- or pluricompounded, in pre-dosed forms<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a57b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a57b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When placing supplements on the market, they must <\/span><a class=\"link-dark-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/food-supplements-are-safe-regulation-safety\/\"><b>demonstrate that they are safe<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; this is demonstrable if their use is considered traditional, that is, present in products on the market before May 15, 1997, or through studies carried out for that purpose.<\/span><sup>1<\/sup>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, proof of effectiveness is not required<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority, has compiled its own list of <\/span><b>authorized claims<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (indication of permitted health claims) in relation to the nutrients present. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a <\/span><a class=\"link-dark-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/products\/everyday-well-being\/minerals\/magnesio-completo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supplement containing magnesium<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, according to EFSA, may write on the package that &#8220;Magnesium contributes to the reduction of fatigue and fatigue.&#8221;<\/span><sup>3<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-759634d1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"759634d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-242fcae9\" data-id=\"242fcae9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729fed26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"729fed26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The drug and the treatment of diseases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ce59da no-mb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ce59da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different are the claims for a drug, which <\/span><b>must prove not only that it is safe but also effective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so in order to obtain a marketing authorization, the relevant agency (EMA for European authorizations and AIFA for Italian ones) evaluates not only efficacy and safety but also manufacturing quality.<\/span><sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31692518 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31692518\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41fc8882\" data-id=\"41fc8882\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afecede no-mb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3afecede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, when it comes to drugs, it should be remembered that they are on the market <\/span><b>in different forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in particular:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739a16dc mobile-flex-center-div elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"739a16dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"padding: revert !important;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drugs prepared in pharmacies, so-called galenic preparations;  <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drugs of industrial origin, which include specialty medicines and industrial galenics that are not prepackaged.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17eef64b\" data-id=\"17eef64b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fcba22 no-mb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41fcba22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, drugs are also categorized according to their <\/span><b>reimbursability by the health care system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into classes:<\/span><sup>5<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cb2910 mobile-flex-center-div elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54cb2910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"padding: revert !important;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class A, reimbursed by the health care system. These are normally essential and chronic disease drugs; within the drugs reimbursable by the health system, Band H identifies products reimbursed for their use only within the hospital; <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class C, drugs not reimbursed by the health care system. These may still be subject to prescription; in the case of self-medication drugs, advertising to the public is also permitted. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10630863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10630863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A special note concerns the issue of <\/span><b>interactions between drugs and supplements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, some even for widely used nutritional ingredients.<\/span><sup>6<\/sup><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, before taking a supplement, you should always <\/span><b>talk to your physician<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for professional advice on possible interactions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-102ba047 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"102ba047\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-442e3dec\" data-id=\"442e3dec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6316ad44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6316ad44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How many types of supplements are there?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17b758aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17b758aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c148d39\" data-id=\"2c148d39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51aaf7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51aaf7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/drugs-and-integrators-typology-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92527\" alt=\"a spoonful of herbs and a spoonful of pills\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/drugs-and-integrators-typology-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/drugs-and-integrators-typology-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/drugs-and-integrators-typology-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/drugs-and-integrators-typology.webp 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8dfc1d\" data-id=\"f8dfc1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a1e1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a1e1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The huge world of supplements can be divided into <\/span><b>categories regarding the area of use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (energy metabolism, nervous system functioning, immune system functioning, etc.) but also <\/span><b>with regard to the substances used<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the supplement.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256da081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256da081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Health, in its assessment of nutritional claims, divides supplements into the following <\/span><b>sections<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><sup>7<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658e4ac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"658e4ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a class=\"link-dark-background\" href=\"https:https:\/\/www.principiumlife.com\/en\/products\/everyday-well-being\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vitamins and minerals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for which there are maximum allowable intake levels;<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">probiotics and prebiotics, where there are specific provisions for such substances with &#8220;physiological&#8221; effect;<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other substances with nutritional or physiological effect, where various provisions for other nutrients and other substances with nutritional or physiological effect are given<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plant substances and preparations (Botanicals) where plants that can be used for their physiological effect are listed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce5d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ce5d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The regulations also take into account the possibility of dietary supplements being presented as <\/span><b>adjuvants to low-calorie diets <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and specific legislation references the use of botanicals as well as any novel ingredients or food products (&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">novel foods<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;) whose use requires prior authorization at the European level.<\/span><sup>7<\/sup><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, supplements and drugs are characterized by <\/span><b>numerous differences that need to be taken into account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to best support the well-being of our body.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16a398a8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16a398a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55fc0a19\" data-id=\"55fc0a19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9ac166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9ac166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bibliography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31771ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31771ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Cometa MF, et al; ISS Working Group COVID-19 Drugs. 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Available online: <a class=\"link-light-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salute.gov.it\/portale\/temi\/p2_6.jsp?lingua=italiano&amp;id=1267&amp;area=Alimenti%20particolari%20e%20integratori&amp;menu=integratori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.salute.gov.it\/portale\/temi\/p2_6.jsp?lingua=italiano&amp;id=1267&amp;area=Alimenti%20particolari%20e%20integratori&amp;menu=integratori;<\/a> last accessed: 17\/11\/2023.  <\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6661c5e0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6661c5e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c9898e\" data-id=\"43c9898e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad8cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ad8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The best supplements for every need<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1184e19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1184e19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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