Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Other (Print Material) (52).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2002.
Audience code (AC):
Health Professionals (100). General Public/Consumers (300).
Corporate Author (CN):
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Source (SO):
Gaithersburg, MD: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2002. 1 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898. (888) 644-6226; INTERNATIONAL PHONE: (301) 519-3153; TTY: (866) 464-3615; FAX: (866) 464-3616; E-MAIL: info@nccam.nih.gov.
PRICE: Free.
Publication Number: D149.
Abstract (AB):
This notice reports on the Food and Drug Administration's warning to consumers to stop taking the dietary supplement/herbal product PC SPES and SPES because they contain undeclared prescription drug ingredients that could cause serious health effects. The notice also reports that PC SPES is being studied in four research studies supported by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and one clinical study on PC SPES is on hold pending further quality control reviews.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
PC SPES. Dietary Supplements. Herbal Medicine. Adverse Effects. Food and Drug Administration.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Clinical Trial.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200208.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03312.
