Has anyone tried Umary Hialuronica Acidio from Mexico? WARNING

Posted by jixster @jixster, Feb 20 12:16pm

I bought a bottle of this UMARY Hialuronica Acidio from Amazon - I wanted something to help with my morning stiffness from PMR. I tried one pill mid- afternoon and the next morning I felt like new! No pain - no stiffness. BUT - after reading some negative reviews on Amazon I became aware of some possible issues, that because it works so well there must be an unlisted ingredient(s) - perhaps a NSAID OR A STEROID? One person mentioned after a couple months of using it started to mess up his liver enzymes. Since I am on 10mg of prednisone I decided to only take this supplement once every 4 days until I see my rheumatologist in April - I did not see any warning from the FDA for Umary - there are many more positive reviews than negative reviews on Amazon- I wish I could get it analyzed to be sure it’s safe but I don’t know where such can be done.

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Note from the Community Director

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that some arthritis and pain management products contain hidden ingredients that could be dangerous. 

Umary contains hidden drug ingredients FDA

Tainted Arthritis | Pain Products FDA

Update from the FDA [6-14-2024]

"The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use Umary, a product promoted and sold for pain on various websites, including https://www.solovital.com and possibly in some retail stores.

FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Umary contains diclofenac and omeprazole, which are not listed on the product label."

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@drdel

I believe there are people who will continue to use UMary even with the FDA warning. I would like to see a full list of ingredients including excipients and the amount for each. At least these users could then work with their medical professionals to keep dosages within a managed safe range.

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Dosages from illegal Mexican drug products won't necessarily be the same each batch and the other ingredients could change all the time. There is no quality control in unregulated drug sales. I can't see a responsible medical professional overseeing the taking of over 3 times the amount of the maximum US prescription dose of diclofenac (as reported to be contained in Umary), or any product that has no safety or hygiene requirement in its preparation, or which has knowingly falsified what is in it. Care for the person who takes their drugs, zero. Profit motive, 100%.

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Anyone found a substitute for Umary that doesn't have negtive side affects? I stopped taking it when I saw Canada had said to stop. Now I have pain all the time.

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@not

Anyone found a substitute for Umary that doesn't have negtive side affects? I stopped taking it when I saw Canada had said to stop. Now I have pain all the time.

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Umary is supposed to be Hyaluronic Acid - @megz mentioned that it is an "illegal Mexican drug" - what is illegal about it is their choice to omit the other ingredients from the label. Even in Mexico, the government requires a full disclosure label, so these folks are breaking laws all the way around the block.
Have you tried pure a Hyaluronic Acid supplement manufactured by an inspected US or Canadian regulator?

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