Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2003.
Audience code (AC):
Health Professionals (100). General Public/Consumers (300).
Corporate Author (CN):
Food and Drug Administration.
Source (SO):
Rockville, MD: Food and Drug Administration. 2003. 2 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from Food and Drug Administration. 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. (888) 463-6332.
PRICE: Free.
Abstract (AB):
This Food and Drug Administration fact sheet reports on new evidence, including a study by the RAND Corporation, suggesting that dietary supplements containing ephedra may present significant or unreasonable risks as currently marketed. The fact sheet lists a series of actions designed to protect Americans from these risks. Information is also provided on the RAND study, which reviewed the recent evidence on the risks and benefits of ephedra and ephedrine.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Ephedra. Safety. Health Claims. Clinical Trials.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200304.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03419.
URL (LK):
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/ephedra/factsheet.html
