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paddy101 · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 1

having read an add about hgh, and a product called ghr from biehealth in the jan. issue on or about page 50, i was interested, but then i found this... Print | Text Size: S M L XL Help
Health Canada warns consumers not to use human growth hormone drug called GHR-15
Warning
2005-55
June 7, 2005
For immediate release

OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning consumers not to use GHR-15, which is sometimes labelled as GHR, due to risks associated with unsubstantiated health claims, hyperthyroidism, and possible interactions and allergic reactions. This product is not authorized for sale in Canada.

GHR-15, which is available through the Internet in capsule and powder form, is promoted by BIE Health Products (Canada) as a human growth hormone (HGH) supplement. The company suggests it can cure or help prevent a variety of diseases, including cancer, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, and multiple sclerosis. Human growth hormone therapy has not been proven to be effective via oral treatments, therefore people taking GHR-15 are not likely to experience any therapeutic benefits. Health Canada cautions against the self-diagnosis or self-treatment of serious diseases and advises Canadians that GHR-15 is not approved as a treatment for any of these diseases.

GHR-15 can also cause hyperthyroidism, which can lead to increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, excessive sweating, hand tremors, nervousness and anxiety, difficulty sleeping, weight loss despite increased appetite, increased activity level despite fatigue and weakness, and frequent bowel movements, occasionally with diarrhea.

The product contains, among other ingredients, several amino acids as well as anterior pituitary and hypothalamic extracts. Based on these ingredients, users of this product could also experience drug or hormone interactions and/or allergic reactions.

To date, there have been no adverse reactions reported to Health Canada regarding this drug. However, Health Canada has received numerous complaints about the claims made for this product. Consumers who have concerns about using GHR-15 should consult with a physician to determine an appropriate alternate therapy for their medical conditions.

In order not to contaminate ground water or municipal water systems, consumers are advised not to dispose of unused GHR-15 by flushing it down a toilet or pouring it down a sink. Any unused product should be returned to the supplier. Health Canada has issued a Customs Alert to the Canada Border Services Agency preventing further importation of this product.

Before being authorized for sale in Canada, a manufacturer must provide Health Canada with scientific evidence that a drug is both safe and effective in meeting its stated health claims, and that it is of high quality. Consumers are encouraged to use drug products that have been reviewed and authorized for sale by Health Canada. That such an authorization has been granted can be determined by the presence of an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural Product Number (NPN), or a DIN-Homeopathic Number (DIN-HM). These numbers can be found on the labels of authorized products.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2005/2005_55-eng.php

just wondering if health canada is right or is advertising more important then ones health.

Boss · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 96 Location: The end of a wire.

There's a differing viewpoint here, possibly cross purposes.

Yes, there's no reported side effects, but look at something like Skin damage from Tanning as an example. If you are supposed to tan at a maximum of 20 times a year, damage could be done tanning twice in one week, but any damage needs UV lights to show up properly, as oftne unless you seriously burn, any little brown spots etc etc, don't show up under normal lighting conditions, and those two sessions won't cause severe damage, severe adverse effects, (except maybe to a tiny minority for some reason), and realistically won't cause skin Cancer unless you tan that much for many, many years.

The reality is, some things you do like take supplements, eat certain foods etc etc, don't cause immediate physiological damage or side effects in every occasion, it often takes years of cumulative damage before a serious problem occurs from such things.

So no reported effects yet, doesn't mean it won't or can't happen.

However no product that makes claims to cure, treat or provide benefits of numerous kinds, is likely to be that good. Some products may have benefit, but claiming they can provide about 15-20 benefits from one product is almost certainly hooey, and either exaggerating the product or total crap to hype a fairly worthless product.

So it's all about what the consumer chooses to believe or does to research, and make themselves aware of.

The fact is HGH type products are used by some massive bodybuilders on Steroids. Whether they should or not is a different matter, and it's debatable that such products were they to affect such things as the Pituitary and Thyroid, could be seen as not beneficial and not good to use.

So in this instance I would heed caution for all.