title: History full circle: 'Novel' sympathomimetics in supplements.
abstract: Since the banning of ephedrine in over-the-counter nutritional supplements a decade ago, a plethora of untested and/or unsafe sympathomimetic stimulants have taken its place. This paper argues that these 'novel' stimulants in supplements recapitulate the work of synthetic chemists at commercial pharmaceutical firms during the 1930s and 1940s, all seeking substitutes for recently successful products based on ephedrine and amphetamine. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities & Languages, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9498-0921
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan, 9, 3721, MA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter H J
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Keizers
mesh_terms: D000662:Amphetamines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000266:history*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000266:history; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D004809:Ephedrine
keywords: amphetamines; drug safety; ephedrine; nutritional supplements; pharmaceutical regulation; substance abuse