what’s the difference between supplements and pills?

Question

So I went to the doctor recently because I was diagnosed with a genetic condition. He listed several prescribed medications I could take. However online, many other people with the same condition as me recommended taking supplements/vitamins to help balance out my hormones.

So it got me thinking- if supplements and pills are both manmade edible things- why are medications prescribed but supplements are available anywhere? Don’t they try to serve the same purpose? What am I missing here

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Answer 1

Pill is the form. Medication and supplement are types. A medication can be in pill form. A supplement can be in pill form. Other forms of medication are: syrups, injections. You can have a supplement in injection form such as a b12 shot. People are lazy with how they speak and a lot of times will describe medication as pills. Technically pill is the method in which something can be delivered.