The FDA has warned consumers not to take any dietary supplement containing the ingredient DMAA (dimethylamylamine, which goes by other names as well, listed below), which has been associated with numerous risks, including seizures, heart attack, and death. When asked by the FDA to stop using the ingredient, most companies complied. USPLabs initially disputed the danger of the ingredients, but eventually consented to reformulate its supplements.
The Potential Dangers of DMAA
The FDA is aware of 86 reports of serious adverse side effects associated with DMAA. All reports of injuries associated with DMAA come from voluntary reports from patients and their doctors, and include:
- Lactic acidosis
- Loss of consciousness
- Elevated blood pressure
- Elevated or irregular heart rate
- Heart attack
- Liver and kidney damage
- Stroke
- Death
In response to these adverse event reports, especially after the deaths of two US army soldiers associated with the drug in 2011, the FDA moved to get DMAA off the market, but because the DMAA-containing products are dietary supplements, not drugs, the FDA’s ability to act was limited.
In disputing the removal of DMAA, one company argued that the ingredient is both natural and safe, findings the FDA says are not well-founded.
Other Names of DMAA
Consumers need to be able to identify DMAA, which is often listed under many different names, including:
- 1,3-DMAA
- 1,3-Dimethylamylamine
- 1,3-Dimethylpentylamine
- 2-Amino-4-methylhexane
- 2-Hexanamine
- 4-Methyl-2-hexanamine
- 4-Methyl-2-hexylamine
- 4-methyl- (9CI)
- Dimethylamylamine
- Geranamine
- Methylhexanamine
- Methylhexanenamine
- Geranium extract or Pelargonium gravolens extract
The “extract” notation points to the contention that DMAA is a natural ingredient.
From USA RECALLS
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