{"id":1990,"date":"2012-06-04T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/find-out-which-supplement-is-laced-with-harmful-meds.html"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:55:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T15:55:36","slug":"find-out-which-supplement-is-laced-with-harmful-meds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1990","title":{"rendered":"Find Out WHICH Supplement Is Laced with Harmful Meds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This always seems to happen, but we still consume supplements, even though they are unregulated, and ANYTHING might be in them. <\/span><\/p>\n

Case in point …<\/span><\/p>\n

From Medical News<\/u>: The FDA issued a warning to consumers against using a a Mexican “natural” dietary supplement promoted for pain relief due to unlabeled and potentially harmful pharmaceutical ingredients.<\/span>

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The warning for Reumofan Plus was issued after the agency received a number of adverse event reports, including incidences of liver injury, sudden worsening of glucose control, weight gain, swelling, leg cramps, and adrenal suppression.<\/span>

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After a laboratory analysis, the agency found Reumofan Plus contains the prescription drugs diclofenac sodium and methocarbamol<\/u><\/b><\/i>.<\/div>\n
Diclofenac sodium is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that may cause cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke<\/b><\/u><\/i> as well as serious gastrointestinal adverse events including bleeding, ulceration, and fatal perforation of the stomach and intestines<\/b><\/i><\/u>, the FDA said in a statement.<\/div>\n
Methocarbamol is a muscle relaxant that can cause sedation, dizziness, hypotension and can impair mental and physical performance to drive or operate machinery.<\/div>\n
Additional analysis by the Mexican Ministry of Health uncovered that at least one lot of the product contained the corticosteroid dexamethasone, which acts as an anti-inflammatory and immune system suppressant.<\/div>\n
The FDA warned that these unlabeled components of Reumofan Plus may put patients taking other medications at risk for adverse drug interactions.<\/div>\n
It cautioned that patients taking corticosteroids may be at risk for fatigue, nausea, hypotension, low blood sugar levels, fever, muscle and joint pain, and fainting<\/b><\/u><\/i> if they discontinue Reumofan Plus use abruptly after prolonged or high-dose exposure.<\/div>\n

Medical News: Supplement Laced with Harmful Meds – in Public Health & Policy, FDA General from MedPage Today<\/a><\/p>\n

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