Multivitamins: Reviews

Updated February 2011
 

Best men's multivitamin

Target Up&Up Men's Daily Multivitamin *Est. $7.50 for 210 tablets Learn More

Consumer Lab: ConsumerLab.com tests the Target Up&Up Men's Daily Multivitamin in its latest review of multivitamin supplements.

ExpoTV.com: User reviews aren't particularly helpful for evaluating multivitamins, but this video review at ExpoTV.com provides a user's perspective on the Target Men's Daily Multivitamin.

Best multivitamin for women

One-A-Day Women's *Est. $11.50 for 100 tablets Compare Prices

Consumer Lab: ConsumerLab.com tests a number of multivitamins in its latest round of testing.

Food and Drug Administration: Out of 324 multivitamins tested, 320 contained small traces of lead.

Women's Health magazine: Women's Health magazine says One-A-Day Women's is the best multivitamin for women.

Drugstore.com: One-A-Day Women's gets nearly 60 customer reviews on Drugstore.com.

Amazon.com: In about 30 reviews on Amazon.com, users give One-A-Day Women's mixed reviews.

Epinions.com: In more than a dozen reviews, users of One-A-Day Women's generally say they're satisfied with the multi.

Best prenatal multivitamin

Pregnancy Plus Prenatal Multi *Est. $17 for 60 tablets Compare Prices

Consumer Lab: ConsumerLab.com includes the Pregnancy Plus Prenatal Multi in its latest round of testing.

Food and Drug Administration: Nearly 99 percent of multivitamins tested by the FDA contained small traces of lead, but none exceeded safe/tolerable levels for pregnant women.

Amazon.com: Some of the reviewers posting to Amazon.com are put off by the strong vegetable odor, saying it prevents them from being able to take the multi.

Drugstore.com: About six reviewers leave their opinions of the Pregnancy Plus Prenatal multi here.

Multivitamin for men and women over 50

Centrum Silver *Est. $11 for 100 tablets Compare Prices

Consumer Lab: ConsumerLab.com tests a variety of multivitamins for dosage accuracy, dissolvability and contaminants.

ConsumerReports.org: ConsumerReports.org tests 21 multivitamins, including four multis designed for seniors.

Pharmacy Times: This survey of thousands of pharmacists entails no product testing -- rather, this is a yearly list of over-the-counter products that pharmacists recommend in dozens of categories.

Amazon.com: In fewer than 20 reviews, consumers give Centrum Silver average ratings.

Walgreens.com: The handful of consumer reviews found here give Centrum Silver a very high average score.

Children's multivitamin

Flintstones Gummies *Est. $8 for 60 gummies Compare Prices

Consumer Lab: ConsumerLab.com tests a number of multivitamins designed for children, including Flintstones Gummies.

Food and Drug Administration: Nearly 99 percent of multivitamins tested by the FDA contained small traces of lead, but none exceeded safe/tolerable levels for children.

Pharmacy Times: In the 2010 Pharmacy Times survey of pharmacists, 44 percent recommend Flintstones vitamins for children.

Amazon.com: Half a dozen parents review Flintstones Gummies on Amazon.com, giving it an average of 4 stars (out of 5). Most reviewers have good things to say about the multi, but one parent says they have a bad aftertaste.

Drugstore.com: Only a few parents comment on Flintstones Gummies here, but reviewers say that their kids love the taste and look forward to taking them every day.

Multivitamins Runners Up:

Centrum *Est. $8.50 for 100 tablets

2 picks including: Amazon.com, Pharmacy Times…

     
 
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Centrum Multivitamin/Multimineral, Tablets, 100 ct.
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New Chapter Every Woman's One Daily, 60 Count
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