With the advent of supermarket pharmacies, health stores and general distribution of self-associated with an abundance of diverse information about medicines and treatment methods, the problem of selection worries more and more. Moreover, this choice is not just drugs, but the majority of cosmetic products, which even on the shelves of pharmacies now myriad. War of the Worlds A few years ago due to the rapid development of industry of dietary supplements some confusion of concepts, which although somewhat cleared up now, but most people did not understand the difference between medicine and biologically active food supplements. Meanwhile, it is significant that two completely different fields of application. Let's start with the fact that turnover is regulated by LS FZ "On medicines", and the turnover Supplements - many laws, responsible for the registration of food supplements, disease control and so on. This is due to the fact that the structure of production and trafficking of MP in Russia evolved over many years, and dietary supplements have appeared on our market relatively recently - about 15 years ago. At the same time in the United States and some European countries Supplements thrive, occupying a niche in maintaining the health of citizens. It is in maintaining health, but not in treatment! Confirmed: drugs - substances used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, prevention of pregnancy, obtained from blood, blood plasma, as well as organs, tissues in humans or animals, plants, minerals, and methods of synthesis or biotechnology. To medicines are also substances of plant, animal or synthetic origin, possess pharmacological activity and are intended for the production and manufacture of medicines. In other words, not only ready-made drugs belong to this concept, but all the substances used in production. Medicines derived from substances, certified and registered it as a substance for the production of medicines. Biologically active dietary supplements, which include Nutriceutics and parapharmaceuticals - it concentrates the natural or identical to natural biologically active substances intended for direct reception or the introduction of the food in order to enrich the diet of the selected biologically active substances or their complexes. Note that the dietary supplement in any case can not be used for the treatment of any disease, but is a complementary component in the system of prevention. Another note: in the official medical literature, the combination of "dietary" is used only in conjunction with the words "for food". Details: biologically active food supplements derived from vegetable, animal or mineral, as well as chemical or bio-technological methods. These include enzyme and bacterial preparations (eubiotics), has a regulating effect on the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract. Biologically active food supplements are produced in the form of extracts, tinctures, salves, isolates, powders, dry and liquid concentrates, syrups, tablets, capsules and other forms. Thus, bioactive food supplements are used for the following purposes: 1. fill the lack of revenue in the diet of protein and certain essential amino acids, fats and certain fatty acids (especially polyunsaturated fatty acids), carbohydrates and sugars, vitamins and vitamin-like substances, macro-and micronutrients, dietary fiber; 2. reduce caloric intake, regulation (reduction or increase) of appetite and body weight; 3. increase resistance to infection, reducing the risk of diseases and metabolic disorders; 4. binding in the gastrointestinal tract and excretion of foreign substances; 5. maintain the normal composition and functional activity of the intestinal microflora. Biologically active food supplements should not contain potent, narcotic and poisonous substances, as well as plant material not used in medical practice and not used in the diet. This is a very important addition, since it is the content of banned substances is available in all BAD scandals of recent years. Required decoding Nutriceutics - biologically active food additives used for the correction of the chemical composition of food rights. Naturally consumable components of food (vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, macro-and micronutrients, dietary fiber) must be ingested in the norm, providing a physiological need for a healthy person in them. This is to seek to achieve the consumption of nutraceutical. Please note that in this sense Nutriceutics - part of a healthy diet, quality Nutriceutics part of the integrated program of therapeutic food, and sometimes special institutions and hospitals are developing their own formulations of drugs, conduct clinical studies and patented nutraceutical composition. Then, a dietary supplement is applied directly to the walls of the institution and rarely goes beyond it. But its effectiveness is proved only within this complex program, so attempts to use such a nutraceutical so to speak "in isolation" from the basic plan does not bring significant results. Parapharmaceuticals - biologically active food additives used for prevention, supportive care and support to the physiological limits of the functional activity of the human body. Typically, this group of dietary supplements based on plant and biological extracts. BAD parapharmaceuticals in most cases are sources of natural food components that do not have nutritional value, but related to an indispensable factor for food - the organic components of food and medicinal plants, marine products and components of animal tissues. To be continued ...