英文摘要 |
In this report, 672 samples of commercial dietary supplements were analyed for the presence of pharmaceutical adulterants from the year 2015 to 2016. The results showed that 37.2% (250/672) of the samples were adulterated. Among them, 382 samples from consumer service centers of the local health authorities and other governmental institutions were found 54.2% (207/382) adulterated. The 290 inspection samples from local health authorities were found 14.8% (43/290) adulterated. In most cases, the pharmaceutical adulterants were used for weight loss (147 samples) and erectile dysfunction treatment (63 samples). The top three were sibutramine, sildenafil and phenolphthalein. In addition to pharmaceutical chemicals, thirteen analogues of fenfluramine, sibutramine, sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil were found. This report will be provided to administrative authorities as reference in policy making. |