Useful Resources for Assessing Evidence and Efficacy Related to Dietary Supplements Resource
Link Systematic reviews
Cochrane Library: high-quality, independent systematic reviews of available evidence to inform health care decision-making
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: systematic evidence reviews
Other evidence-based information US National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
National Cancer Institute Physician’s Data Query (PDQ) on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
www . cochranelibrary . com www . ahrq . gov / research / index . html
www . cancer . gov / about - cancer / treatment / cam
CAM on PubMed: research articles or summaries on CAM in scientific journals https://pubmed . ncbi . nlm . nih . gov PDQ Cancer Information for Health Professionals: cancer clinical trials
National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus: provides credible health information from government agencies and health-related organizations
Natural Products Alert (NAPRALERT): provides abstracts and articles on clinical and nonclinical studies of natural products, including their pharmacologic activity
Research and clinical trials
Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS): provides access to a database of federally funded research projects involving dietary supplements, including details and a description of the research
National Library of Medicine PubMed and PubMed Central
ClinicalTrials.gov: provides a searchable database of privately and publicly funded clinical trials being conducted around the world
https://ods . od . nih . gov / Research / CARDS _ Database . aspx