Doctor's Best Women's Multi-Vitamin

Name: Doctor's Best Women's Multi-Vitamin
Brand: Doctor's Best
SKU: 753950006133
Price: 18.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Brands: Doctor's Best

£18.99

Doctor's Best Women's Multi-Vitamin keeps it simple: a broad daily multivitamin and mineral base, in a tablets format, 120 tablets per pack.

Why people take it

Covers the everyday vitamins and minerals that are easiest to fall short on
Supports normal energy-yielding metabolism and the normal function of the immune system
One daily serving instead of several separate bottles

How to use

Take as directed on the pack, ideally with food and at the same time each day.

Good to know

Format: tablets
Caffeine free

A food supplement, not a substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the stated dose. Keep out of reach of children.

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Categories : Caffeine-Free Supplements, Doctor's Best, Everyday Health Supplements, Multivitamins, Supplements for Women, Vitamins & Supplements

SKU: 753950006133

At a glance

£0.31

per daily dose

Limited

evidence for multivitamin and mineral

Our honest take

A sensibly dosed women's multivitamin: 2 tablets a day give around 100% of the US daily values for most vitamins and minerals, using forms such as methylfolate and methylcobalamin. Unlike many US formulas there are no mega-doses: vitamin B6 is 1.7 mg and vitamin A 600 µg, both comfortably within UK guidance. It contains no iron, which is fine for most women after the menopause but means it will not help if you are low in iron. Women with a varied diet may not need a multivitamin at all.

You want a women's multivitamin and your diet is limited
You prefer a larger pack
You are pregnant or trying to conceive: choose a pregnancy-specific product with 400 µg folic acid and no retinol
You are post-menopausal and want to avoid added iron: check the label
You take regular medication: speak to your GP or pharmacist first

The science

Multivitamin and mineral· evidence: Limited

A multivitamin puts a spread of vitamins and minerals into one daily dose. If you eat a varied diet, large studies and reviews have not found that a daily multivitamin makes healthy adults live longer or stay healthier, so most people do not need one.

They can be useful for filling specific gaps: people on restrictive diets, vegans (who need a reliable source of vitamin B12), older adults who eat less, and anyone in the UK who wants the 10 µg of vitamin D the NHS advises in autumn and winter. Pregnancy needs its own product with 400 µg of folic acid and no retinol.

Check the label rather than the front of the pack. Some products are well balanced at around 100% of the reference intake; others use very high doses of a few nutrients (for example vitamin B6 over 10 mg) or give only token amounts of minerals. More is not better.

Authorised health claim
Claims only apply to a product that gives at least 15% of the NRV of that nutrient per daily dose. Typical authorised claims for nutrients found in multivitamins are:

Vitamin D contributes to the normal function of the immune system.

Vitamin B12 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.

Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.

Zinc contributes to the normal function of the immune system.

Typical dose: One daily dose providing around 100% of the NRV for most vitamins; no need for mega-doses

Safety: Add up what you get from all your supplements. UK advice: no more than 10 mg a day of vitamin B6 from supplements long term; no more than 25 mg of zinc; no more than 1.5 mg of vitamin A from food and supplements, and avoid retinol (vitamin A) supplements in pregnancy; no more than 100 µg of vitamin D without medical advice. Iron is rarely needed by men or post-menopausal women, and iron overdose is dangerous to young children. Talk to your GP if you take warfarin (vitamin K) or other regular medicines. Biotin can distort some blood test results.

Research we looked at:
NHS. Vitamins and minerals (nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals).
US Preventive Services Task Force (2022). Vitamin, mineral, and multivitamin supplementation to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer. JAMA 327(23):2326–2333.
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (2016). Vitamin D and Health.
Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals (2003). Safe Upper Levels for Vitamins and Minerals. Food Standards Agency.

Ingredients & nutrition

Per daily dose (2 tablets): vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) 600 µg, vitamin C 90 mg, vitamin D3 25 µg, vitamin E 15 mg, thiamin 1.2 mg, riboflavin 1.3 mg, niacin 16 mg, vitamin B6 1.7 mg, folate (methylfolate) 400 µg DFE, vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) 12 µg, biotin 30 µg, pantothenic acid 5 mg, calcium 130 mg, iodine 15 µg, magnesium 42 mg, zinc 11 mg, selenium 55 µg, copper 900 µg, manganese 2.3 mg, chromium 35 µg, molybdenum 45 µg. No iron. 120 tablets, 60 daily doses.

Other ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, hypromellose, silicon dioxide, coating (polydextrose, rice starch, hypromellose, anthocyanin extract powder, medium chain triglycerides, spirulina extract, carnauba wax).

Always check the pack you receive, as manufacturers sometimes update recipes.

How to use

Adults: 2 tablets a day after a meal. Do not exceed the stated daily dose. If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, choose a pregnancy-specific supplement instead.

Price per dose & how it compares

Product	Size	Price	Per daily dose
This product	120 tablets	£18.99	£0.31
Osavi Multivitamins & Minerals Woman		from £16.79	£0.48
Cytoplan Women's Wholefood Multi		from £20.99	£0.70
Trec Nutrition Multivitamin For Women		from £6.99	–

Cost per daily dose lets you compare packs of different sizes fairly.Worked out from our current prices.

Food supplements should not replace a varied, balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. General information, not medical advice. Speak to your GP or pharmacist first if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a medical condition or take medication.