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Deductions & credits

Per IRS Publication 502,

 

You can't include in medical expenses the cost of nutritional supplements, vitamins, herbal supplements, "natural medicines," etc., unless they are recommended by a medical practitioner as treatment for a specific medical condition diagnosed by a physician. These items are taken to maintain your ordinary good health and aren't for medical care.

 

See the publication in the link below.

 

Qualified Medical Expenses

 

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