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A product taken by mouth that contains a dietary ingredient intended to supplement the diet. Dietary ingredients may include vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, glandulars and metabolites.

Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from Thing
additionalType	URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
description	Text	A short description of the item.
image	URL	URL of an image of the item.
name	Text	The name of the item.
url	URL	URL of the item.
Properties from MedicalEntity
alternateName	Text	Any alternate name for this medical entity.
code	MedicalCode	A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
guideline	MedicalGuideline	A medical guideline related to this entity.
medicineSystem	MedicineSystem	The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
recognizingAuthority	Organization	If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialty	MedicalSpecialty	If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
study	MedicalStudy	A medical study or trial related to this entity.
Properties from MedicalTherapy
adverseOutcome	MedicalEntity	A possible complication and/or side effect of this therapy. If it is known that an adverse outcome is serious (resulting in death, disability, or permanent damage; requiring hospitalization; or is otherwise life-threatening or requires immediate medical attention), tag it as a seriouseAdverseOutcome instead.
contraindication	MedicalContraindication	A contraindication for this therapy.
duplicateTherapy	MedicalTherapy	A therapy that duplicates or overlaps this one.
indication	MedicalIndication	A factor that indicates use of this therapy for treatment and/or prevention of a condition, symptom, etc. For therapies such as drugs, indications can include both officially-approved indications as well as off-label uses. These can be distinguished by using the ApprovedIndication subtype of MedicalIndication.
seriousAdverseOutcome	MedicalEntity	A possible serious complication and/or serious side effect of this therapy. Serious adverse outcomes include those that are life-threatening; result in death, disability, or permanent damage; require hospitalization or prolong existing hospitalization; cause congenital anomalies or birth defects; or jeopardize the patient and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes in this definition.
Properties from DietarySupplement
activeIngredient	Text	An active ingredient, typically chemical compounds and/or biologic substances.
background	Text	Descriptive information establishing a historical perspective on the supplement. May include the rationale for the name, the population where the supplement first came to prominence, etc.
dosageForm	Text	A dosage form in which this drug/supplement is available, e.g. 'tablet', 'suspension', 'injection'.
isProprietary	Boolean	True if this item's name is a proprietary/brand name (vs. generic name).
legalStatus	DrugLegalStatus	The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
manufacturer	Organization	The manufacturer of the product.
maximumIntake	MaximumDoseSchedule	Recommended intake of this supplement for a given population as defined by a specific recommending authority.
mechanismOfAction	Text	The specific biochemical interaction through which this drug or supplement produces its pharmacological effect.
nonProprietaryName	Text	The generic name of this drug or supplement.
recommendedIntake	RecommendedDoseSchedule	Recommended intake of this supplement for a given population as defined by a specific recommending authority.
safetyConsideration	Text	Any potential safety concern associated with the supplement. May include interactions with other drugs and foods, pregnancy, breastfeeding, known adverse reactions, and documented efficacy of the supplement.
targetPopulation	Text	Characteristics of the population for which this is intended, or which typically uses it, e.g. 'adults'.

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