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Published on 21 December 2009

Swissmedic warns about dangerous substances in bodybuilding products

Bern, 21.12.2009 - Pharmaceuticals for muscle growth that are illegally imported into Switzerland increasingly contain dangerous, undeclared steroid hormones (testosterone and related substances). This is what Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, has discovered in its laboratory investigations, and it has issued an urgent warning about ordering and taking products sold on bodybuilder websites.