Pharmavite

Pharmavite, LLC
Subsidiary
Industry Dietary supplements
Founded 1971
Founders Henry Burdick, Barry Pressman
Headquarters Northridge, California, United States
Products Nature Made, SOYVEY
Parent Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.
Website Pharmavite.com

Pharmavite, LLC is a dietary supplements company based in Northridge, California. The company is the maker of Nature Made, a line of vitamins and nutritional supplements, and SOYJOY, a snack bar made from soy and fruit. As of 1994, Nature Made products were the top-selling brand of vitamins in the United States.[1]

History

Pharmavite was founded in 1971 by Oluwason Henry Burdick and Barry Pressman. The Nature Made vitamin brand was launched the following year.[2] The company was purchased in 1989 by Japanese pharmaceutical company Otsuka.[3]

On August 07, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed in the State of California asserting that Pharmavite sells deceptive products which do not provide the benefits stated on the label and in marketing claims. [4]

Product quality and regulation

Pharmavite's vitamins and supplements product line participates[5] in the United States Pharmacopeia's (USP) Dietary Supplements Verification Program, which verifies the "quality, purity and potency" of dietary supplements through facility audits and random off-the-shelf product testing.[6]

Pharmavite products have been used in completed and ongoing clinical trials to test the role of dietary supplements in treating ailments, preventing disease and reducing nutrient deficiencies.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Leslie Miller (May 26, 1994). "Vitamin maker adopts quality assurance code". USA Today.
  2. ↑ Jim Wagner (November–December 2001). "2001 Manufacturer of the Year". Nutritional Outlook.
  3. ↑ "Company".
  4. ↑ "Corbett-v-Pharmavite-complaint.pdf" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Participating companies (US Pharmacopeia)".
  6. ↑ "USP Verified Dietary Supplements". United States Pharmacopeia. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Vitamin E May Help Treat Liver Disease". CBS News. April 29, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Fish oil, vitamin D to be scrutinized in big study". MSNBC. June 22, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
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