Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| The United States: Certain bodybuilding product puts consumers at risk for heart attack, stroke, serious liver damage and more |
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces that an FDA laboratory recently tested GE Labs Ykarine. The testing found the product contained undeclared trendione (estra-4,9,11-triene-3,17-dione), which is an anabolic steroid and is classified as a schedule III-controlled substance by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Anabolic steroids can cause serious liver injury and life-threatening reactions such as heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis and kidney damage.
The laboratory analysis also confirmed the product contains YK-11, which is a listed ingredient on the product label. The agency testing was based on an adverse event report of a consumer who used the product and subsequently suffered a stroke. The agency urges consumers not to use GE Labs Ykarine. Consumers who have this product should discard it.
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/drugs/fraudulent-products/certain-bodybuilding-products-put-consumers-risk-heart-attack-stroke-serious-liver-damage-and-more
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/Thursday, Dec 4, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:45
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