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The Relative Safety of Ephedra Compared with Other Herbal Products – (03-31-03)
The Relative Safety of Ephedra Compared with Other Herbal Products
Alright, while I rarely recommend ephedra containing products in my office, I need to speak up on this issue. First of all, ephedra products are greatly overused and the potential for abuse is high. But, in all, there have been maybe 20 deaths associated with ephedra over its recorded history. Not to minimize 20 deaths, but Tylenol kills that many in a month, let alone over it’s recorded history and yet no one is screaming for Tylenol to be pulled from the shelves. Make no mistake–the attack on ephreda is only the beginning of a slippery slope to make supplements prescription items to be prescribe only by doctors who have little or no training in these products.
Annals of Internal Medicine: Abstract
