Prokarin

Prokarin (also known as Procarin) is a patented alternative medicine that consists of a mixture of histamine and caffeine. It is marketed as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, but there is no good medical evidence of its safety or effectiveness.[1] The drug lacks any plausible basis in science and is very expensive.[2]

Quackwatch lists Prokarin as one of the multiple sclerosis "cures" that people need to be wary of.[2]

References

Tejani AM, Wasdell M, Spiwak R, Rowell G, Nathwani S (2012). "Carnitine for fatigue in multiple sclerosis". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (Systematic review). 5: CD007280. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007280.pub3. PMC 6669252. PMID 22592719.
Barrett S (15 May 2012). "Be Wary of Multiple Sclerosis "Cures"". Quackwatch. Retrieved November 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

"The Prokarin Controversy", 2002–06, Laurie Long, MSA of King County

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[1] Tejani AM, Wasdell M, Spiwak R, Rowell G, Nathwani S (2012). "Carnitine for fatigue in multiple sclerosis". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (Systematic review). 5: CD007280. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007280.pub3. PMC 6669252. PMID 22592719.

[qw-2] Barrett S (15 May 2012). "Be Wary of Multiple Sclerosis "Cures"". Quackwatch. Retrieved November 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)