The Authors propose a research on the possible risks related to the use of Ephedrine in dietary supplements. Because of its lipolytic and sympathetic omimetic properties, it is widely used both for diet and voluptuary purposes, while no precise legislative rules exist regarding its distribution and purchase. This study underlines the potential toxicity of some products that can be purchased over the counter which contain quantities of Ephredine, for each dosage unit, that are higher than those recommended in the Pharmacopoeia. In particular, one of the eight preparations that were chemically studied was found to contain an amount of Ephedrine which is almost four times higher than the maximum dosage allowed for single administrations by the Italian Law
Gli autori propongono uno studio sui possibili rischi legati all’utilizzo di efedrina negli integratori alimentari. Date le sue proprietà lipolitiche e simpaticomimetiche, essa viene largamente utilizzata sia a scopo dimagrante, sia a scopo voluttuario senza una precisa normativa che ne regoli la distribuzione e l’acquisto. Il presente lavoro evidenzia la potenziale tossicità di alcuni preparati presenti in commercio contenenti quantitativi di efedrina, per unità posologica, superiori alla quantità pro-dose indicata in Farmacopea. In particolare, in un prodotto tra gli otto considerati nello studio, è stato rilevato un quantitativo di efedrina quasi quattro volte superiore alla dose massima consentita dalla legge per singola somministrazione.
Valutazioni di carattere tossicologico sull’utilizzo di efedrina negli integratori alimentari / D. DI CANDIA, P. Tirelli. - In: BOLLETTINO PER LE FARMACODIPENDENZE E L'ALCOLISMO. - ISSN 0392-3126. - 26:3(2003), pp. 13-15.
Valutazioni di carattere tossicologico sull’utilizzo di efedrina negli integratori alimentari
D. DI CANDIA
Primo
Project Administration
;P. TirelliUltimo
2003
Abstract
The Authors propose a research on the possible risks related to the use of Ephedrine in dietary supplements. Because of its lipolytic and sympathetic omimetic properties, it is widely used both for diet and voluptuary purposes, while no precise legislative rules exist regarding its distribution and purchase. This study underlines the potential toxicity of some products that can be purchased over the counter which contain quantities of Ephredine, for each dosage unit, that are higher than those recommended in the Pharmacopoeia. In particular, one of the eight preparations that were chemically studied was found to contain an amount of Ephedrine which is almost four times higher than the maximum dosage allowed for single administrations by the Italian LawPubblicazioni consigliate
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