THE DANGER OF FALSE MEDICINES AND SUPPLEMENTS IN SPORT

Objavljeno: 24.6.2015

Representatives of Anti-Doping Agency of Serbia took part in seminar “Detecting signals of health damage caused by medicinal products produced and distributed outside the oversight of regulatory authorities – unmasking the real danger,” organized by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Health Care within which presented the results of the study carried out in Serbia, indicating on large percentage of the drugs and supplements on the market of Serbia who have illegal origin or have not been officially approved. The negatives effects of these substances can seioulsy endanger the health and represent a great danger especially for physically active people who consume this type of products in large quantities.

After the presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine this is the second, more important presentation that was created in the framework of common project with the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Health Care performed in Armenia, Italy, Iceland, Belgium and Serbia.