As clinicians, we all want the best for our patients. But when our evidence-based recommendations are thwarted by things out of our control, it can be frustrating. [MedPage Today]

In the clinic, my patients routinely ask me about ads they have seen. As an ob/gyn, this becomes particularly relevant when we discuss prenatal vitamins, because I recommend that all my pregnant patients take multivitamins with folic acid. However, what happens when a patient follows my recommendations but inadvertently buys a supplement that has ingredients that can cause harm? A bill in my home state of California, SB 646, aims to stop this from happening.

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