Panel offers recommendations for monitoring adverse events from dietary supplements
...lected by MET relating to Metabolife 356 and other ephedrine alkaloid-containing supplements. The goal of Phase I was to determine how useful these data were as signals in detecting product problems. Phase II examined noteworthy postmarket surveillance programs currently in use for other products regulated b...Ephedrine and unheralded sudden cardiac death
...erican College of Cardiology, researchers show how ephedrine can cause sudden cardiac death in an animal model ...nt, we went to the local health food store, bought ephedrine supplements and gave our animals the dose recommended on the label," said Philip B. Adamson, M.D., a...Study calls for major reforms in marketing of ephedra
...compared ephedra to pseudoephedrine, a compound in ephedrine found in sinus medications. The comparison, researchers say, is not medically valid. Researchers also expressed concerns over the prevalence of embellished claims such as, "Burn up to 600 percent more fat" or, "Now you can enjoy increased vitality, e...UNC-CH nutrition expert says nation should regulate some diet supplements
...e FDA proposed a regulation to limit the amount of ephedrine alkaloidsin dietary supplements (ephedra, Ma Huang) after serious side effects, includingdeath, were observed." Also recently, the agency asked for voluntary recall of supplementscontaining a form of butyrolactone because it appeared responsi......afed), phenylpropanolamine (found in Accutrim) and ephedrine also act as MAOinhibitors, although they are not labeled as such. This could be damaging topatients who also take antidepressants such as Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft or Paxil,which, like the fenfluramines, inhibit serotonin uptake, and whose labels state...Products For Weight Loss Or Increased Energy Can Be Deadly, Warn Poison Control Experts
... seed that contains caffeine. "The combination of ephedrine and caffeine is known to cause increased heartrate and blood pressure, as well as nervousness, insomnia, nausea, andvomiting," said Haller. "Adverse effects related to products that containephedrine have included stroke, heart attack, seizures, and e...