RAND Report Recommends Case-Control Ephedra Study Look At AE Risk
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A case-control study examining the risk of serious adverse events related to the use of ephedra and ephedrine alkaloid-containing dietary supplements would fill a vital gap in the current body of research on the supplement ingredient, the RAND report states
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