A cocktail of synthetic stimulants found in a dietary supplement associated with serious adverse events

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 578-581

  Venhuis, Bastiaan ^a   Keizers, Peter ^a   van Riel, Antoinette ^b   de Kaste, Dries ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acacia Rigidula; Deterenol; Dexaprine; Isopropyloctopamine; Severe adverse events; Synephrine; UPLC QTOF; methyl phenylethylamine

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUTRITION; VITAMINS;

ACACIUM RIGIDULA; ADVERSE EVENTS; DETERENOL; DEXAPRINE; ISOPROPYLOCTOPAMINE; PHENYLETHYLAMINES; SEVERE ADVERSE EVENT; SYNEPHRINE; UPLC-QTOF; Β-METHYL-Β-PHENYLETHYLAMINE;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS;

4 METHYLAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; APPETITE STIMULANT; CAFFEINE; DETERENOL; DEXAPRINE; OXEDRINE; OXILOFRINE; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PHENTERMINE; RAUWOLSCINE; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; TABLET;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; TABLET FORMULATION; TACHYCARDIA; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; TABLET; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; TABLETS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902246565     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1664     Document Type: Article

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