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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2025

2024 update on postmarketing nutrivigilance safety profile: a line of dietary food supplements containing red yeast rice for dyslipidemia.

Maciej Banach, Niki Katsiki, Gustavs Latkovskis, Dan Gaita, Carlos Escobar, Daniel Pella, Peter E Penson, Federica Fogacci, Zeljko Reiner, Arrigo F G Cicero

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Maciej BanachDepartment of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz (MUL), Lodz, Poland.
Niki KatsikiDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Gustavs LatkovskisInstitute of Cardiology and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
Dan GaitaDepartment of Cardiology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
Carlos EscobarCardiology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Daniel Pella2 Department of Cardiology of the East Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Faculty of Medicine PJ Safarik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
Peter E PensonSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
Federica FogacciHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Research Center, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Zeljko ReinerDepartment of Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland.
Arrigo F G CiceroHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Research Center, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Considering lack of a European standardized postmarketing food supplement surveillance system (nutrivigilance), some member states and companies have developed their own approaches to monitoring potential adverse reactions (AEs) to secure a high level of product safety. This paper updates 2021 results of the use of a nutrivigilance system (which contained data to the end of 2019) in monitoring the incidence of spontaneously reported suspected AEs associated with red yeast rice (RYR) containing food supplements. Material and methods: We report the data from a widely used product marketed under the trademark Armolipid/Armolipid Plus. Postmarketing information was collected in a voluntary nutrivigilance system established by the manufacturing company (Meda Pharma SpA, a Viatris Company, Monza, Italy). From 1 Results: The total number of case reports received mentioning the RYR food supplement product line increased to 1186, in which 1904 adverse events (AEs) were reported. The total reporting rate of AEs was estimated to be 0.049% of 3,880,865 exposed consumers. Of the 1186 cases, 28 (0.0007% of exposed consumers) included suspected serious adverse events (SAEs). After very careful investigation, 9 cases (0.0002% of consumers exposed) and 12 AEs were assessed by the manufacturer as serious and potentially related to exposure to the above-mentioned RYR-based nutraceutical. Off-label reports linked to the newly introduced limitation at 70 years of age were observed, in contrast to the previous analysis. Conclusions: This updated nutrivigilance-derived data analysis confirms a very low incidence of suspected AEs associated with the RYR product line. Consumer safety of food supplements could be generally improved by raising awareness of the importance of following the indications and warnings detailed in a food supplement's labelling. Changes to the exposed population may impact the reporting rates.

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adverse eventsdyslipidaemiafood supplementsnutrivigilancered yeast rice

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PMID40741249
PMCPMC12305511

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