Products marketed for sexual enhancement or weight loss remain the most common types that contain undeclared drug ingredients,but drugs are showing up less in a third type that had been frequently found with drugs, bodybuilding supplements, says study in Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers analyzing FDA database of tainted products marketed as supplements, say the trend didn't slow as FDA increased its GMP inspections and issued numerous warning letters.
The number of products marketed in the US as dietary supplements but containing drug ingredients has not dropped in the 11 years since FDA published its good manufacturing practices rule intended to tighten enforcement keeping those and other adulterated supplements off the market, according to a study.
Products marketed for sexual enhancement or weight loss remain the most common types that contain undeclared drug ingredients, but drugs...