BEST IN BREED
Table. Classification of Marketed Probiotics
| Name | Distributor* | Strain | Adult Dosage† |
| Align‡ |
Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, Ohio) (800) 208-0112 |
Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 | 1 capsule per day (1 billion live bacteria per capsule) |
| CP-1 |
Custom Probiotics, Inc.
(Glendale, Calif.) (800) 219-8405 |
Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactobacillus plantarum; Lactobacillus
rhamnosus; Bifidobacterium bifidum; Bifidobacterium longum |
1-2 capsules per day
(35 billion microorganisms per capsule) |
| Culturelle |
Amerifit Nutrition, Inc. (Bloomfield, Conn.) (800) 722-3476 |
Lactobacillus GG |
1-2 capsules per day
(10 billion live active cells per capsule) |
| Flora Q |
Kenwood Therapeutics (Fairfield, N.J.) (800) 929-9300 |
Bifidobacterium; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactobacillus paracasei; Streptococcus thermophilus |
1 capsule per day (no fewer than 4 billion colony-forming units per capsule) |
| Florastor |
Biocodex, Inc. (Creswell, Ore.) (877) 356-7787 |
Saccharomyces boulardii |
1 capsule, 2 times daily between meals (5 billion live cells per 250-mg capsule |
|
HLC High Potency Capsules |
Emerson Ecologics, Inc. (Bedford, N.H.) (800) 654-4432 |
Lactobacillus acidophilus (CUL 21); Lactobacillus acidophilus (CUL 60); Bifidobacterium bifidum (CUL 20); Bifidobacterium lactis (CUL 34) |
1-2 capsules per day, with meals (8 billion viable cells per capsule) |
| Lacidofil |
Xymogen Inc., Exclusive Professional Formulas (Orlando, Fla.) (800) 647-6100 |
Lactobacillus helveticus Rosell-52; Lactobacillus rhamnosus Rosell-11 | 1-2 capsules per day, before or during meals (2 billion live organisms) |
| NATREN | 1-800-992-3323 (Ask for Lawrence Johnson ) | Lactobacillus Acidophilus, NAS Super strain 5 billion CFU, Bifidobacterium Bifidum, Malyth Super Strain 30 billion CFU, Lactobacillus bulgaricicus LB-51 Super strain 5 billion CFU
|
1-2 tablets daily with meals with filtered unchilled water |
|
Ultra Flora Plus DF |
Metagenics (San Clemente, Calif./ Gig Harbor, Wash.) (800) 692-9400 |
Bifidobacterium
lactis; |
1-2 capsules per day (no fewer than 15 billion combined live |
| VSL#3 |
Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Gaithersburg, Md.) (866) 438-8753 |
Bifidobacterium
breve;
Bifidobacterium
infantis;
Bifidobacterium
longum;
Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactobacillus
bulgaricus; Lactobacillus
casei; Lactobacillus plantarum; Streptococcus thermophilus |
0.5-8 packets per day
(450 billion live lactic acid bacteria per packet) |
| * Some of these distributors require physicians to register in order to provide a discount to their patients. † For maximal benefit, treatment should consist of this dosage for 5 to 8 weeks, followed by half-dosing. ‡ Pending independent analysis bid, twice daily; DF, dairy free; NCFM, North Carolina Food Microbiology |
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