One of the ingredients, Vinpocetine, was recently excluded from
the definition of a dietary supplement in a tentative conclusion by regulators.
The FDA, however, claims that picamilon does not meet the statutory
definition of a dietary supplement because it is neither a vitamin, nor (in its combined form) a completely organic substance, nor a minor component of foods.
«Overseeing the health care system,» which is included in the
definition of health oversight, encompasses activities such as: oversight
of health care plans; oversight
of health benefit plans; oversight
of health care providers; oversight
of health care and health care delivery; oversight activities that involve resolution
of consumer complaints; oversight
of pharmaceuticals, medical products and devices, and
dietary supplements; and a health oversight agency's analysis
of trends in health care costs, quality, health care delivery, access to care, and health insurance coverage for health oversight purposes.