FDA Analysis: Hundreds of Dietary Supplements Tainted with Rogue Pharmaceuticals

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By Mike Barrett

When you buy supplements, you expect them to contain the advertised ingredients, right? And I’m sure you certainly don’t expect them to contain any pharmaceuticals, such as Viagra. But a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analysis published in JAMA Network Open reveals that hundreds of dietary supplements actually contain pharmaceutical drugs. And yes, that includes Viagra, a drug that treats erectile dysfunction (ED). [1]

(Click for larger version.) Summary of Products Reported in the US Food and Drug Administration’s Tainted Supplements Database, 2007 through 2016a.

Researchers found unapproved and potentially dangerous drugs in 746 dietary supplements. The majority contained sexual …read more

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