Physicians

Physicians use SupplementDEX as a fast evidence layer when patients ask about supplements, or when you need a non-drug option with a clear research trail.

Start from the condition or the ingredient. The DEX Score headline tells you purchase guidance in one look — Proven purchase for the clearest cases, Consider purchase when good-quality studies usually find a benefit, and lower bands when you should not spend clinic time endorsing a weak product.

Open Practitioner Evidence Review for effect sizes, typical protocols, adverse effects, and populations. Flip to Simple when you want language you can hand to a patient without rephrasing. Expand individual trials or meta-analyses when you need the citation trail for notes or shared decision-making.

Use Safety for contraindications, drug-relevant caveats, and special populations; use dosage blocks for studied ranges rather than label marketing.

See How to read evidence and DEX Score.

Real World Example

(These are scenarios that health practitioners have shared with us)

Scenario: A patient asks what supplement alternatives exist for high triglycerides — short of (or alongside) prescription therapy.

1. Search high triglycerides or open Fish oil → High triglycerides. The DEX Score reads Proven purchase — a clear case worth clinic time, not a soft maybe.
2. Open Practitioner Evidence Review for effect size (often ~20–50% TG reduction at ~4 g/day EPA+DHA), typical protocols, and who benefits most (e.g. higher baseline TGs).
3. Skim Safety for atrial fibrillation/influenzatter risk, bleeding considerations, and drug interactions before you endorse OTC vs prescription-strength products.
4. Flip to Simple if you want language you can say or hand to the patient without rewriting.
5. If they will buy OTC, prefer third-party tested options so dose and quality match what the trials used — and document that this supports lipids management, it does not replace indicated pharmacotherapy when that’s required.

Outcome you can say out loud: “Fish oil has a Proven purchase case for high triglycerides at roughly 3–4 g EPA+DHA daily; here are the main risks, and here’s a quality product pattern that matches the evidence.”