Journal of Forensic Toxicology & PharmacologyISSN: 2325-9841

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Michael Canfyn Author

Subjects of specialization
Forensic chemistry; Adulterated food supplement; Mass spectrometry; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Counterfeit and illegal medicine; Synthetic cognition enhancer

Affiliation
Division of food, medicines and consumer safety, section medicinal products, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), J.Wytsmansstraat14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

Biography

Michael Canfyn Division of food, medicines and consumer safety, section medicinal products, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), J.Wytsmansstraat14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium


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Identification and Quantification Methodology for the Analysis of Suspected Illegal Dietary Supplements: Reference Standard or no Reference Standard, that the Question

Author(s):

Celine Vanhee, Emmy Tuenter, Angelique Kamugisha, Michael Canfyn, Goedele Moens, Patricia Courselle, Luc Pieters, Eric Deconinck and Vasiliki Exarchou

The consumption of food supplements has become a billion dollar business that has proliferated across the globe. Consequently this also resulted in the increase of adulterations by the illegal addition of medicinal substances or their analogues. The vast majority of the pharmaceutical substances encountered in those samples belong to the three ‘classical’ categories, including sexual enhancers (e.g. PDE-5 inhibitors and flibanserine), weight loss enhancers occasionally accompanied with an anti-depressant (e.g. sibutramine, phenolphthalein, sibutramine and fluoxetine or venlafaxine) and sports performance enhancers (e.g. selective androgen receptors (SARMs) and anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS)). Recently also chemicals belonging to the class of pharmaceutical cognition enha... view moreĀ»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9841.1000156

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