Feb 28, 2003
"FDA Requests Seizures of Ephedrine"
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Georgia has filed a Complaint for Forfeiture against drugs that are manufactured and distributed by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals.
The dietary supplements that are manufactured by the company Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals are “Lipodrene,” “Stimerex-ES,” and “Betadrene.” These supplements contain ephedrine alkaloids.
Ephedrine alkaloids are adrenaline-like stimulants that can have potentially dangerous effects on the heart. They have been known to cause high blood pressure, heart attacks, and strokes.
The FDA has found that these drugs, which contain the specific stimulant, ephedrine alkaloids, pose a threat to the health of the general public. The acting FDA commissioner, Andrew von Eschenbach, says that the FDA will continue to do all that they can to protect public health against these particular dietary supplements that have “been found to cause serious illness and injury.”
Yesterday, the U.S. Marshals Service began seizing these dietary supplements from the Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals locations throughout Georgia. The FDA, along with the Department of Justice, was able to prevent $3 million worth of products from reaching consumers and endangering the public’s health.
The seizure included more than 200 cases of finished product, 200 boxes of bulk tablets, and nine 25-kilo drums of ephedrine alkaloid raw material.
Previous to the Complaint for Forfeiture made by the FDA, the pharmaceutical company Hi-Tech filed a lawsuit against the FDA in an attempt to stop the enforcement of a 2004 ruling that their supplements were adulterated.
United States attorney has said that the FDA is taking the necessary legal steps to safeguard the health of the public. These people may not know or even understand the dangers that they face by using any products that contain ephedrine products.
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