Experiment 67544

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEphedra sinica (EPHEDRACEAE)
CitationHALLER,CA: BENOWITZ,NL:. (2000). ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS CONTAINING EPHEDRA ALKALOIDS.. 343(21)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease140 REPORTS OF ADVERSE EVENTS RELATED TO THE USE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS CONTAINING EPHEDRA ALKALOIDS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE FDA BETWEEN JUNE 1,1997, AND MARCH 31,1999. A STANDARDIZED RATING SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING CAUSATION WAS APPLIED TO EACH ADVERSE EVENT. THIRTY-ONE PERCENT OF CASES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE DEFINITELY OR PROBABLY RELATED TO THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTS CONTAINING EPHEDRA ALKALOIDS, AND 31 PERCENT WERE DEEMED TO BE POSSIBLY RELATED.
Dose amountVAR
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractTYPE EXT NOT STATED
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES