This is a scary world we live in when it comes to unregulated supplements being sold online. 

Supplements that are readily available and even the hot sellers with good reputations have been to blame for counterfeit supplements. 

The FDA finds potentially dangerous drugs in online supplements… 

According to consumer reports, the FDA tested weight loss and sexual enhancement supplements sold on Amazon and eBay and found that they contained potentially dangerous drugs.

The undisclosed ingredients included “sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra). The agency also found sibutramine, an appetite suppressant; desmethylsibutramine, an analog of sibutramine; and fluoxetine (Prozac).”

How can we protect ourselves as consumers?

One way is to make sure the supplements that you purchase are regulated with CGMP, the main regulatory standard for pharmaceutical quality testing established by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA, click here to learn about cGMP on the FDA website).

Unfortunately, many supplements sold online are lacking CGMP Quality. 

Why is CGMP so important?

According to wired, Nutritional supplements sold on Amazon are popular targets for counterfeits. 

The Fda found that some of the supplements sold by third-party vendors on marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay were found to contain steroids and/or antidepressants. 

This is so shocking, considering so many of us purchase supplements on Amazon. 

There are better ways of getting quality supplements delivered to your door

I have set up an online marketplace called Wellevate for my patients. This ensures that my patients are taking quality supplements backed by CGMP. 

The wellevate online marketplace only carries products that meet the federal current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP). 

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