The NIH label database, built in
Search an ingredient, brand or product across more than 100,000 labels, chart an ingredient without a product, or type a custom entry. Hover any charted product to see its Supplement Facts per serving.
Supplements
Supplement protocols and dispensing, on the patient chart
Ona Supplements charts every supplement a patient takes or you recommend, coded from the NIH label database of more than 100,000 products. Build supplement protocols as templates and chart a whole protocol in one step, start from a cited starter library, hand patients a printable list, and dispense through Fullscript when your practice uses it.
- NIH label database
- Supplement templates
- Cited starter library
- Optional Fullscript dispensary
A supplement dispensary platform lets a practitioner recommend, track and dispense supplements for patients. In Ona, the AI-native practice management platform, Supplements does that on the patient chart: every supplement is a coded record from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database, supplement protocols are templates you chart in one step, and a Fullscript dispensary is there when your practice sells through it.
It's built for functional and integrative medicine, naturopathic doctors and dietitians, where supplements are a large part of the plan and patients take things nobody prescribed. An Owner or Admin turns it on in Settings → Dispensary → Supplements. Charting supplements doesn't need a Fullscript account.
01 · Why it matters
Supplements belong on the chart, not in an email.
Patients take more than you prescribe, and a protocol nobody charted is invisible at the next visit.
The supplement picture usually lives in three places: what the patient says they take, the protocol you emailed after the visit, and whatever they ordered from a dispensary. None of it sits next to the medication list, so the next clinician, and the next prescription, starts without it.
Ona charts supplements the way it charts medications: coded, dosed, with a status and a source. Protocols you recommend often become templates, and the whole list is in front of the prescriber, in Ona and in DoseSpot.
02 · What you get
Supplement protocols, charted properly.
Protocols as templates
Save the supplements you recommend together, with doses and instructions, under Library → Supplements. Add supplement offers your templates first: untick what doesn't fit and chart the rest at once.
A starter library with sources
15 starter templates in six groups, from vitamin D and iron repletion to pregnancy and migraine prevention. Doses appear only where a guideline states them, and every template lists its references.
Picked up from visits and intake
Supplements a patient mentions in a visit, an intake form or an interview are added to the chart flagged for review, and stay flagged until a clinician accepts them.
A list the patient can keep
Export, print or fax the patient's current supplements as a PDF, with how to take each one, straight from their Supplements page.
Fullscript, when you dispense
Recommend via Fullscript opens Fullscript's catalog inside Ona, and the patient's Fullscript plans and orders show beside what's charted. Each clinician connects their own Fullscript account.
03 · How it works
From a protocol to the patient's chart.
Turn Supplements on
An Owner or Admin turns on Supplements in Settings → Dispensary → Supplements. Patients and visits get a Supplements page, the chart gets a Supplements section, and the Library gets Supplements for templates.Build or import your protocols
In Library → Supplements, create a template with a name, an internal note on when to use it and its supplements, or import a starter template and swap in the products you stock.Chart in the visit
Add supplement offers your templates, then a single-supplement search. Set the source, status, dose and dates. Supplements added in a visit are linked to it, and earlier ones carry forward in one click.Share the list
Export, print or fax the current list for the patient. Charted supplements also appear in DoseSpot as self-reported, so prescribers see them while they write.Dispense through Fullscript, if you use it
Choose Recommend via Fullscript to build a plan in Fullscript's catalog. The plan and the patient's orders then show on their Supplements page.
04 · In practice
Made for integrative workflows.
Functional medicine
A gut protocol in one step.
Save the protocol once as a template. At the visit, pick it, untick what doesn't fit this patient, and chart the rest. Anything the patient already takes is skipped, so nothing is charted twice.
Naturopathic doctor
Dispense through Fullscript, keep the record in Ona.
Recommend through Fullscript from the patient's Supplements page, and the plan and orders show up there next to the supplements you charted, instead of in a separate tab.
Integrative primary care
Supplements in front of the prescriber.
Charted supplements appear in DoseSpot as self-reported entries, so whoever writes the next prescription sees the magnesium and the St. John's wort along with the medications.
Nutrition and dietetics
A handout instead of a sticky note.
End the visit by printing or exporting the patient's current supplements as a PDF, with how to take each one, so the plan goes home in writing.
FAQ
Common questions.
What is a supplement dispensary platform?
It's software that lets a practitioner recommend, track and dispense supplements for patients. In Ona, supplements are coded records on the patient chart, supplement protocols are templates you chart in one step, and Fullscript is the optional dispensary for patients to order through.
Do I need Fullscript to use supplements in Ona?
No. Charting, templates, the starter library and the PDF handout all work without it. Connecting Fullscript adds its catalog and shows the patient's Fullscript plans and orders on their Supplements page. Each clinician connects their own Fullscript account, and the patient needs an email address.
Where does the supplement data come from?
From the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. A charted product is coded by its DSLD label and an ingredient by its FDA UNII code, and products show their Supplement Facts. For anything the database doesn't have, use a custom entry, which carries no label facts.
How do supplement templates work?
A template is a named set of supplements with doses and instructions. When you apply one, you choose the source and start date and untick anything you don't want. Supplements the patient already has as current are skipped. Retire a template to hide it, and deleting one never touches supplements already charted.
Are the starter supplement protocols evidence-based?
Each of the 15 starter templates lists its references, and doses are filled in only where a cited guideline states them. They name ingredients, never brands, so review the doses and swap in the products you stock before using one.
Can patients see their supplements in the patient portal?
Not today. Share the list as a PDF instead: export, print or fax the patient's current supplements from their Supplements page.
Does Ona check supplement interactions?
No, Ona doesn't run interaction checks on supplements. Charted supplements are sent to DoseSpot as self-reported entries, so they're on the list a prescriber sees while writing a prescription.
Ready when you are
Chart the protocol, not just the plan.
Bring a protocol you recommend often to a 15-minute walkthrough. We'll build it as a template and chart it on a patient.