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Vitamins and Supplements in Children
Recorded for 2025 National Conference
Credit(s):
1.12 Contact Hour(s) of CE; all of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
July 15, 2026 (11:55 p.m. CT) CE for this activity will not be available after this date.
This CE activity was recorded for the 2025 AANP National Conference.
This activity includes closed captioning.
Delivery Note: The content for this activity was previously presented during the 2025 AANP National Conference. If you already completed the content of this activity while attending the live or virtual conference, you should not complete this content a second time. Learners should only complete ONE delivery-method to earn credit. Completing multiple delivery options for the same activity is considered duplicate credit for the same content and will not be accepted by regulatory bodies.
Overview Up to 38% of children in the U.S. take at least one dietary supplement. Parents use a variety of sources to determine whether they give their child a vitamin or supplement. The evidence for the use of vitamins and supplements in children varies based on the substance. This presentation will discuss commonly used vitamins and supplements in children including the current evidence regarding safety and effectiveness, with recommendations for practice.
Objectives
Review current statistics regarding the use of vitamins and supplements in children in the US.
Evaluate the evidence for the use of common supplements in children.
Discuss the adverse effects of common supplements given to children.
Speaker Teri Woo, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, FAANP Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies. The speaker has the following disclosures:
I have nothing to disclose.
Disclaimer Individuals who have contributed to the CE Center (content originally from the 2025 AANP National Conference) were carefully selected for their knowledge and experience in the subject area under review. This presentation is informational only and may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience that do not necessarily express the opinions of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Clinical practice is a constantly changing process and new information becomes available every day. Neither AANP nor the contributing individuals can warrant that the material will continue to be accurate, nor do they warrant that the material is completely free of errors upon publication. Attendees and participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.
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1.12 Contact Hour(s) of CE, All of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
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