Counterfeit Drugs and Pharmaceutical Preparations Seized From the Black Market Among Bodybuilders

January 2012

Vera Coopman, Jan Cordonnier

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Studysummary This study found that a significant portion of counterfeit drugs seized among bodybuilders did not match their labels, with many containing undeclared anabolic steroids or other unexpected active ingredients.

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