Food supplements that contain glucosamine can constitute a health risk for patients who take coumarin anticoagulants as blood coagulation inhibitor - BfR Opinion No. 004/2010, 14 August 2009
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Glucosamine is an amino sugar that occurs naturally in human connective tissue, in cartilage and synovial fluid. It is used as medicinal product to treat arthrosis of the knee joints. Yet glucosamine is also provided in numerous food supplements that are also considered foodstuffs in intake amounts that are below medicinal dosages. The German authorities for the official control of foodstuffs are responsible for controlling the marketability of these substances.
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