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Probiotics & Prebiotics: The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown
Presenter: Mary Ullman, PharmD, Children's Minnesota Inpatient Pharmacy
Objectives:
- Define common terms used in the "biotic" space.
- Describe the things to review when selecting a probiotic product.
- Explain some of the benefits associated with probiotics based on the best available clinical evidence.
- Differentiate patients most at risk for having negative effects related to probiotics.
- Identify the limits of the evidence for pre- and probiotics.