Healthy Life Chemistry Supplement Product Contains Anabolic Steroids, FDA Warns

quoted from NABP

July 31, 2013 2:05 pm Topics: Patient Safety

FDA is warning consumers not to use a product marketed as a Vitamin B dietary supplement due to the presence of potentially harmful anabolic steroids. The product, Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First B-50, was found to contain methasterone, a controlled substance, and dimethazine, ingredients which are not listed in the product’s labeling and should not be in a dietary supplement, indicatesFDA. This product is sold online and in retail stores and FDA notes that the company, Purity First Health Products, has declined to voluntarily recall the product or to warn consumers about the potential for injury. The agency has received reports of 29 adverse events associated with use of the products, including reactions such as “fatigue, muscle cramping, and myalgia (muscle pain), as well as abnormal laboratory findings for liver and thyroid function, and cholesterol levels. Females who used this product reported unusual hair growth and missed menstruation, and males who used the product reported impotence and findings of low testosterone.” FDA advises that anyone experiencing such symptoms should consult a health care provider and warns that use of products containing anabolic steroids may cause acute liver injury and other serious long-term consequences. FDA advises health care providers to ask patients about their use of dietary supplements, particularly if patients are exhibiting symptoms that may be associated with the use of steroids or steroid-like substances. Adverse reactions should be reported to FDA’s MedWatch program either by completing and submitting an online report or by downloading, completing, and faxing the form to 800/332-0178.