Are injectable illegal polypeptide drugs safe? Case report demonstrating the presence of haemolytic Bacillus cereus in 2 illegal peptide drugs

Drug Test Anal. 2018 Apr;10(4):791-795. doi: 10.1002/dta.2304. Epub 2017 Dec 1.

Authors

Steven Janvier^{1

2}, Elke Wattijn³, Nadine Botteldoorn³, Bart De Spiegeleer², Eric Deconinck¹, Celine Vanhee¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Food, Medicines and Consumer Safety, Section Medicines and Healthcare Products, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium.
² Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) Group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Service Foodborne Pathogens, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 28941153
DOI: 10.1002/dta.2304

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bacillus cereus / genetics
Bacillus cereus / isolation & purification*
Counterfeit Drugs* / administration & dosage
Drug Contamination*
Humans
Injections / adverse effects*
Peptides* / administration & dosage

Substances

Counterfeit Drugs
Peptides