Hundreds of diet supplements spiked with hidden pharmaceuticals

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 16 October 2018

Hundreds of diet supplements spiked with hidden pharmaceuticals
US researchers find Viagra, antidepressants and banned weight-loss meds in over-the-counter products. Samantha Page reports.
 
 

Hundreds of dietary supplements available for sale in America between 2007 and 2016 contained “active pharmaceuticals” – drugs – that can have serious adverse affects, according to a review of data from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The tainted supplements “have the potential to cause serious adverse health effects,” wrote the authors, led by Jenna Tucker, a research scientist with the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Some supplements included the chemical compounds in prescription erectile dysfunction meds such Viagra or Cialis, while others contained unapproved anti-depressants, ephedrine – a stimulant banned in weight-loss pills – and “undeclared anabolic steroids or steroid-like substances”.

https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/hundreds-of-diet-supplements-spiked-with-hidden-pharmaceuticals

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"Most adulterated products were marketed for sexual enhancement (353 [45.5%]), weight loss (317 [40.9%]), or muscle building (92 [11.9%]) (Table). There were also 14 products (1.8%) that were marketed for other indications (categorized as other), which primarily included joint or muscle pain (Table)."

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2706496