 Herbal
supplement buying guide - there are literally hundreds of herbal companies promoting thousands of
different products. Individuals should be weary of what they are buying, although the Federal Drug Administration
(FDA) does regulate to some degree these products, there are far too many companies offering too many different
supplements for the FDA to watch.
The staff at Physicians' Select Herbal Supplements suggest that consumers ask the following questions prior
to buying any herbal supplements: Does the herbal supplement company list the ingredients
in their products?
Does the herbal supplements company's manufacturing facility meet the following criteria?
Does the herbal supplement label have a batch or lot number?
Does the herbal supplement label provide an address and/or contact number so individuals may
contact the company if their are any questions and/or concerns?
Does the herbal supplement have a container that has safety seal to ensure quality and a tamper
proof environment?
Is the herbal supplement a standardized product?
Does the herbal supplement label provide appropriate dosing information (the label will generally
have a section entitled "recommendation" or "suggested dose"?
Does the herbal supplement company provide proper contact information?
Does the herbal supplement website have a privacy statement and/or mention what its policies
are concerning your private information?
Does the herbal supplement website have secure encrypted order pages?
 Does the herbal supplement
company list the ingredients in their products?
 Review the dietary panel, make
sure the herbal supplement company lists the ingredients in their herbal supplements.
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Does the herbal supplement
company's manufacturing facility meet the required standards and regulations?
All herbal supplement company's
manufacturing facilities should meet the following criteria:
- Registered by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)
- Fully licensed by the State Agricultural department
- Manufacturer policies and quality assurance/quality assessment protocols strictly adhere to
the good manufacturing (GMP) guidelines set forth by the FDA
- All raw materials are tested for authenticity by an in house laboratory prior to the use in
any of our products
Please note: Physicians' Select Herbal supplements manufacturing facility meets all the above criteria.
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Does the herbal supplement
label have a batch or lot number?
Prior to ordering a herbal supplements
check to see if the company provides a batch number or lot number (check the bottom of the container if not
apparent on the label). This is important so the company can do a recall if there are any problems with the
supplement. The batch or lot number is also used to track the expiration date of the supplement.
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Does the herbal supplement
label provide an address and/or contact number so individuals may contact the company if their are any questions
and/or concerns?
Individuals who have any questions
or concerns may contact Physicians' Select via email or our toll free phone number, this information is provided
on each of the herbal supplement labels:
service@physiciansselect.co.uk
Toll Free Telephone Assistance: 1-866-393-4321
International clients: 1-321-409-4888
Individuals with medical questions and/or concerns can email our physicians or call the above toll
free number and arrange to talk with a physician via the phone:
physician@physiciansselect.co.uk
Toll Free Telephone Assistance: 1-866-393-4321
International clients: 1-321-409-4888
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Does the herbal supplement
have a container that has safety seal to ensure quality and a tamper proof environment?
All herbal supplements should have
a tamper proof seal to ensure quality control. All Physicians' Select Herbal Supplements have safety seals.
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Is the herbal supplement
a standardized product?
If a product is standardized, this
means that each capsule or tablet contains a specific quantity of active ingredients. If a product is not
standardized, the quality and effects of the product may be questionable.
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Does the herbal supplement
label provide appropriate dosing information (the label will generally have a section entitled "recommendation"
or "suggested dose"?
All herbal supplements should have
directions concerning the proper dosing of the product. This section should also contain any contraindications
or precautions concerning the use of the supplement.
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Does the herbal supplement
company provide proper contact information?
Legitimate companies will provide
sufficient contact information including email addresses, phone number and a physical address. Prior to ordering
call the company see if you get a live operator or a recording, email the company with a question see how
long it takes to get a response.
Physicians' Select Herbal Supplements Inc.
8060 A1A
Melbourne Beach, Florida 32951
Toll Free Telephone Assistance: 1-866-393-4321
International clients: 1-321-409-4888
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Does the herbal supplement
website have a privacy statement and/or mention what its policies are concerning your private information?
Review the herbal supplement company's
policies concerning your private information i.e. email address, physical address, phone number, credit card
information (for Physicians' Select's
complete privacy statement click here)
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Does the herbal supplement
website have secure encrypted order pages?
Normally, the web site name is
prefixed by the letters http://www. This stands for Hyper Text Transport Protocol. In a
secure area, the address changes to https://www. which signifies that this page is protected by a Secure
Locket Layer (SSL).
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