Adulterants in selected dietary supplements and their detection methods.

Abstract:

:At present, there is a growing trend toward the intentional adulteration of dietary supplements (DS) with synthetic pharmaceuticals, which represents an alarming emerging risk to consumers and a serious problem for regulatory agencies. An amazing array of synthetic drugs and their analogues have been reported as adulterants in DS. Mainly, the presence of analogues represents a serious health risk as their efficacy and toxic effects have not been clinically assessed yet and may result in unpredictable adverse effects. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview, over the period 2009-2019, of the most frequently reported adulterants in DS for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, obesity/overweight, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension and the analytical methods used for their detection.

journal_name

Drug Test Anal

authors

Muschietti L,Redko F,Ulloa J

doi

10.1002/dta.2806

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-07-01 00:00:00

pages

861-886

issue

7

eissn

1942-7603

issn

1942-7611

journal_volume

12

pub_type

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