OxyElite Pro tainted-Lets face the facts.

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Let’s face the facts...no one will test a product because it sucks or is ineffective. Our competition tested (or pretended to) in hopes of finding an illicit substance because the product works as designed. It destroys fat and it does it quickly.

The weight/fat-loss stories continue to pour in and it climbed up the bodybuilding.com best seller list at record time (number 4 and number 1 weightloss product) and it is the talk of the industry from distribution to retail.

We faced false allegations with Jack3d. We are facing them with Pink Magic. I'm sure we will continue to face false accusations. At the end of the day, it's simply a witch hunt I doubt anyone can truly believe at this point.

Getting back to the "test" in question...

Who says the active constituent is the flavonoid portion of Bauhinia purpurea?

The compound of interest certainly isn't a flavonoid, so it's no surprise that they would find very little of it. That was the wrong choice for a reference standard which is the lab's fault, not ours.

What was the reference standard for the Cirsium oligophyllum?

Nothing is even stated. Or was this a magic spectrophotometer? Yet again, using the incorrect compound(s) for reference standards will tend to cause these results...you know, if that is not the principle or active compound in the product then of course you're not going to find it in substantial quantities.

For those that gleaned their analytical chemistry skills from watching CSI, an explanation is probably in order.

Unlike Hollywood would have you believe, learning the identity and quantity of a compound or compounds isn't a matter of sticking a piece of whatever you find into a hole and then, voila, you get a list of everything and anything that was in whatever you put in.

Now, using HPLC alone for such purposes is questionable enough (GC-MS or LC-MS would be much more ideal for qualitative purposes) but that is digressing.

How does this stuff work? Well, here is an example. Let's say you want to know how much caffeine is in your morning cup of coffee. In this case, you at least know what you're looking for so this makes matters a little easier.

But, before you do any actual testing, you must develop a method (though in the case of caffeine in coffee, this has already been taken care of/been beaten to death and can be located on file in the software program for the machine) and you must also validate that method.

You must confirm the column you're using, the solvents (mobile phase and sample) and their amounts (ratio), flow rate, method of detection (e.g., uv-vis), etc., and also confirm that whatever you've done prior to injection (cleanup) of the sample, hasn't affected the levels of the compound and is giving an accurate picture of things. In the case of getting caffeine from coffee, it's generally just a matter of running it through filter paper once or twice, but with other more complex media, it can require solid phase extraction (SPE) which is quite another thing all together as that requires the correct selection of a particular column/cartridge that suits your needs and having a method already established which will yield good results.

You must also of course have a pure and well characterized reference standard, which in the case of caffeine, isn't hard to come by.

But, when you're talking about novel compounds, this can be much more difficult as it can require one to create their own reference standard which can be difficult and time consuming.

All of these things noted above are so that you can quite simply, be sure that A) you truly are detecting the compound you're seeking and not including something else (e.g., degradation products, closely related compounds, etc.) and B) that you're correctly identifying the amount of that compound present in the sample.

There really are a large number of areas for error with this and other chromatographic equipment. Doing naive things like overloading a given compound can create the feared shark fins and if one isn't careful, issues of contamination can arise and you'll start seeing a compound in every sample you assay thereafter. At the end of the day, if your sample which has a known amount of let's say 100 mg, and you're only detecting 25 mg, then you method isn't very good and you have to go back to the drawing board.

But, going back to the two plants, Bauhinia purpurea and Cirsium oligophyllum, if you're going to "look" for them via HPLC, you need to define a standard compound present in them and then after, obtain a reference standard for it.

Well, if you’re looking for the wrong compound in Bauhinia purpurea, then of course it won’t be there in significant quantities!

The same goes for C. oligophyllum.

Which, interestingly enough, the lab provides no compound which was used as a reference standard. This is just very odd unless they have magic on their side.

What makes this even more interesting in the case of Cirsium oligophyllum is that the plant hasn’t been well characterized in terms of specific compounds present in it (at least not publically in the literature) so that also makes this result quite interesting.

Not only were they able to determine a principle constituent that isn’t reported in the literature, but they’ve also developed a reference standard for it and validated their method all in a rather short period of time? Surely, we must know the name of a such a powerhouse organization that can accomplish such feats in a small amount of time.

Accuracy is also questioned in this lab tested for quantification. Generally the chance of variability increases as the % concentration decreases. This is why its difficult for competitors to test a product after it has been manufactured; when the percent of the compound drops below 5%, it becomes very difficult for the lab to be able to determine an accurate result.

In the pharmaceutical industry, when the percent of ingredient is that low, generally scale up test are performed – meaning they will blend it with just one other ingredient to make a 50% blend, test that, validate it, then scale it up higher and validate that test and so forth.

This is the correct measure that is supposed to be taken when validating a blend for active ingredients.

Unfortunately because this is an attempt to reverse engineer a product.. these test are not that accurate, and even the lab itself would not stand behind these results if they were presented in court.

The person posting it won't tell anyone who the supposed lab is that did the testing. Why?

If it's a fact that this testing did occur and they have the samples, what's the problem?

I don't know of any lab that won't stand behind their work and saying anything about libel (in the US anyhow) is nonsense as well, as this would be a purely factual and an objective report.

Papers are published all the time in the literature on such things, even in the lay media like Consumer Reports.

If your methods have been validated and you can replicate your work, I don’t know of anyone who wouldn’t stand behind their results.

Could it be that this is a fake lab report done by anyone with access to a computer and printer (we know how hard those are to come by)?

Or, is this a real lab assay report but the “lab” that reported these values isn’t very confident in their methods?

Or perhaps it is because the lab itself isn’t going to say what this anonymous poster is implying, i.e., the product is under-dosed with these plants when in fact, they’re not saying any such thing, merely that they aren’t able to detect the compounds in the capsules, which are being used as a reference standard.
 

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Companies usually "taint" supplements with effective doses of illicit compounds, not with an ineffective dose of a legal compound.

Let's face it, OxyElite Pro is completely legit. There's no "spiking" & the tests below prove it.
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Really, this need not even be debated.

There is little validity to the lab test. Did the test happen, possibly but the room for error is quite large which is a known fact when any lab tries to break down a product.

I know this first hand being that I have spent a small fortune getting products tested.

Anyone taking the lab results seriously, I must refer to you as Stevie Wonder.
 
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Really, this need not even be debated.

There is little validity to the lab test. Did the test happen, possibly but the room for error is quite large which is a known fact when any lab tries to break down a product.

I know this first hand being that I have spent a small fortune getting products tested.

Anyone taking the lab results seriously, I must refer to you as Stevie Wonder.
You're saying there is no possible way to analyze the contents of medicine/herbs in a pill?


This is not me saying this analysis is real. But seriously. It's quite possible to get an accurate analysis of the contents. Do you think we just take big pharma's word on what's in their pills without them being tested for accuracy?
 

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Really, this need not even be debated.

There is little validity to the lab test. Did the test happen, possibly but the room for error is quite large which is a known fact when any lab tries to break down a product.

I know this first hand being that I have spent a small fortune getting products tested.

Anyone taking the lab results seriously, I must refer to you as Stevie Wonder.
Debated, I was kicked under the bus and held there while others stomped on my back.

I wish it was debated with objective minds....
 
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Anything can be debated if it is credible. I think people need to debate the authenticity of the report first.

You cannot assume it is true and start a debate based on that. I can reproduce it in 5 mins and make it look like it was printed on a 10 year old yellowish color xeroxed paper. Any 10 year old with photoshop can do so.

Is the test legit? who did it? which lab? where did they get the samples to test from? who paid for the test?

Bottom line, you don't defend or debate something that is not proven to be true.
 
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Great post, Jacob! :thumbsup:
 
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I wouldnt mind giving this a go......I do hear it works well
 
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ehhem OEP- does NOT give me the HUGE energy burst other thermos have- this originally made me think it was overhyped BULLSHIIT

However I found out through my own research that those OTHER thermos- well yeah they gave me energy but how well are they burning fat- just cause I feel all jacked up doesnt meen they are burning fat

OEP has given me good results with an increase in body temp/sweating from time to time


It and Alpha t2 are my new thermos of choice
 
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ehhem OEP- does NOT give me the HUGE energy burst other thermos have- this originally made me think it was overhyped BULLSHIIT

However I found out through my own research that those OTHER thermos- well yeah they gave me energy but how well are they burning fat- just cause I feel all jacked up doesnt meen they are burning fat

OEP has given me good results with an increase in body temp/sweating from time to time


It and Alpha t2 are my new thermos of choice
Long-time satisfied USP customer here, and my OEP/AT2 stack just came in the mail from NP an hour ago, I can't wait to start the stack and will report my results.
 
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ehhem OEP- does NOT give me the HUGE energy burst other thermos have- this originally made me think it was overhyped BULLSHIIT

However I found out through my own research that those OTHER thermos- well yeah they gave me energy but how well are they burning fat- just cause I feel all jacked up doesnt meen they are burning fat

OEP has given me good results with an increase in body temp/sweating from time to time


It and Alpha t2 are my new thermos of choice
Stack em ;)

Long-time satisfied USP customer here, and my OEP/AT2 stack just came in the mail from NP an hour ago, I can't wait to start the stack and will report my results.
I wouldn't recommend the stack so much if I didn't believe in OxyElite Pro. They provide amazing synergy with eachother
 
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Here is my 2 cents. As much as I can't stand the BS marketing of USP, I will admit some of their products work well while others don't. But this lab result is complete crap. Too many people have gotten great results with OEP, and that speaks volumes in my opinion.
 

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You're saying there is no possible way to analyze the contents of medicine/herbs in a pill?


This is not me saying this analysis is real. But seriously. It's quite possible to get an accurate analysis of the contents. Do you think we just take big pharma's word on what's in their pills without them being tested for accuracy?
I see you have missed what was said above?

I did not say that it is not impossible to examine contents, I said that without actual reference standards (which was already stated above and on 1,000 other websites for the past 15 years) you cannot accurately know. It is IMPOSSIBLE, yes to know EXACTLY. Is it possible to get close or somewhere in the ball park, yes it is.

You are talking about known herbs and medicines, I am not, this is not.
 

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You're saying there is no possible way to analyze the contents of medicine/herbs in a pill?


This is not me saying this analysis is real. But seriously. It's quite possible to get an accurate analysis of the contents. Do you think we just take big pharma's word on what's in their pills without them being tested for accuracy?
Also, when was the LAST TIME you took a medication from "big pharma" and had it broken down and tested? Who is this "we" that you speak of?

Now, ask me, when was the last time I had a supplement or medicine analyzed? hmmmm, 1 month ago? sounds about correct. I do not know enough about the analysis portion to be able to spill it out such as Jacob, but I have had enough supplements/medicines tested over the past 7 years to know the pure basics and I know that it is not as easy as you are thinking it is.
 
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USP - just have the "compound" or particular standard made available for it to be tested in a confidential manner, blur out the active's names and post the results.

Personally, I like to know what I am ingesting.

If available, I pubmed and research potential side effect profiles to make sure I am not subjecting myself to any potential end-organ damage at the expense of weight loss or an increase in strength.
 
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Also, when was the LAST TIME you took a medication from "big pharma" and had it broken down and tested? Who is this "we" that you speak of?
"big pharma" is subject to much stricter guidelines and standards when it comes to manufacturing, production and labeling than supplement companies. It does not even come close.

Do consumers have a right to be suspicious about supplement companies - YES!

DO consumers have rights to make false claims? NO
 

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"big pharma" is subject to much stricter guidelines and standards when it comes to manufacturing, production and labeling than supplement companies. It does not even come close.

Do consumers have a right to be suspicious about supplement companies - YES!

DO consumers have rights to make false claims? NO
True on the manufacturing, production and labeling guidelines but...

How many deaths associated with big Pharma as compared to the nutritional supplement business....

I suggest you buy the first FDA approved supplement and call that your ALI in this debate.....
 
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I'm not going to lie, I didn't read this.. but I like how someone totally tried to destroy a whole company. Too bad OEP and Jack3d are probably the most all around popular fat loss, and preworkout (at least from people I've talked to, not just on this forum, this forum loves there ASGT..lol)
 

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USP - just have the "compound" or particular standard made available for it to be tested in a confidential manner, blur out the active's names and post the results.

Personally, I like to know what I am ingesting.

If available, I pubmed and research potential side effect profiles to make sure I am not subjecting myself to any potential end-organ damage at the expense of weight loss or an increase in strength.
when in doubt, don't purchase...
 

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"big pharma" is subject to much stricter guidelines and standards when it comes to manufacturing, production and labeling than supplement companies. It does not even come close.

Do consumers have a right to be suspicious about supplement companies - YES!

DO consumers have rights to make false claims? NO
Just stating the facts to Diz, i am not trying to start an e-fight. Yes, consumers have a right to question all purchases but that was not the convo at hand between Diz and myself.
 
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Dude you cant really compare pharmaceuticals to supplements. Look how many deaths/recalls/adverse side effects have been due to pharmaceuticals
 
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Dude you cant really compare pharmaceuticals to supplements. Look how many deaths/recalls/adverse side effects have been due to pharmaceuticals
You're making my point.

Pharmaceuticals are subject to stringent manufacturing and quality guidelines aside from extensive testing and trials, even post marketing studies are performed. YET - some meds make it on the market that are in fact pure and are tested for purity (look in every Rx insert) that STILL lead to adverse events even death.

Having said that, supplement companies are not subject to 1/100th the regulation and scrutiny pharma companies are subject to.

They are comparable because we are consuming them with the desire for a particular effect. They all go down the same pipe and metabolized by our bodies.

Don't you want to know what your putting in your body, especially if it is not subject to strict regulatory and quality standards of testing and labeling standards?

Almost every company is guilty of proprietary blending the crap out of everything given the competition and availability of raws from someone's backyard factory in China. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it could be better. Products make it to market faster, it promotes innovation and company differentiation.

Like USP said, if you don't trust it, don't buy it. Props go to all the guinea pigs (hopefully unbiased) who have tried all these supps to give us an idea of what the expectations can be when consuming these mystery compounds.

These things may work for some but may not work for others. We are built differently, we do not respond identically to everything, that's the reality of being human. Instead of saying it didn't work, it is great to report that it didn't work. But note that because it did not work for you, does not meanthat others may not have benefits.
 
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Don't you want to know what your putting in your body, especially if it is not subject to strict regulatory and quality standards of testing and labeling standards?
Ummm, of course; although, the same point can be raised of, "Do you have to buy/use/worry about products that you cannot find said information of?" Here's the kicker: personal choice. I do not see why so many grown men are balling their boxers up and raising a fist toward USP Labs for protecting their product, and more importantly, how they feed their family. Hell, the way I see it is if you do not feel comfortable ingesting a blend of herbal supplements because you do not know the exact measurement per ingredient, move along and find what you do feel comfortable using. Every ingredient is listed, just not the exact dose. I do not think they are trying to get over on anyone, especially seeing how Jacob goes beyond what any other company owner will do to make sure customers are satisfied. What other owner do you know that tries to communicate with the customer as much as he? Don't say PA, because he will go out of his way to call another product/company out and touts his brand as the best. Anyway, that's my opinion on the matter.
 
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i used oep and had great results-i WILL use again!!!!


with that said, proprietary blends have got to go-this is not just aimed at usplabs but all the supp companies-don't you guys get it-not only do your customers not want prop blends, but sooner or later you will be forced to stop this practice-doesn't it make sense to voluntarily be on the side of RIGHT??????
 
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used oep, worked well for me... f**k the haters :ntome: :squintfinger:
 
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i used oep and had great results-i WILL use again!!!!


with that said, proprietary blends have got to go-this is not just aimed at usplabs but all the supp companies-don't you guys get it-not only do your customers not want prop blends, but sooner or later you will be forced to stop this practice-doesn't it make sense to voluntarily be on the side of RIGHT??????
Thank you for the OEP comments!

Regarding proprietary blends, as long as companies do not stop copying successful formulas of other companies, those blends will remain. Take a look at Jack3d. How many companies have copied its formula as closely as possible, since its introduction? Or P-Slin/Anabolic Pump? Or SuperCissus Rx? OEP might be next! And so on. Those companies did this based on incomplete information regarding the specific extractions for the different compounds and their relative per-dose amounts. What do you think would have happened if they had complete information? So, the real problems are the companies that simply replicate the successful formulas of other companies.
 

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Regarding proprietary blends, as long as companies do not stop copying successful formulas of other companies, those blends will remain. Take a look at Jack3d. How many companies have copied its formula as closely as possible, since its introduction? Or P-Slin/Anabolic Pump? Or SuperCissus Rx? OEP might be next! And so on. Those companies did this based on incomplete information regarding the specific extractions for the different compounds and their relative per-dose amounts. What do you think would have happened if they had complete information? So, the real problems are the companies that simply replicate the successful formulas of other companies.
So true! I can't even count the number of times I've seen users bash the original formulator's product, and hail the inferior knockoff as a superior formulation.
 

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Ummm, of course; although, the same point can be raised of, "Do you have to buy/use/worry about products that you cannot find said information of?" Here's the kicker: personal choice. I do not see why so many grown men are balling their boxers up and raising a fist toward USP Labs for protecting their product, and more importantly, how they feed their family. Hell, the way I see it is if you do not feel comfortable ingesting a blend of herbal supplements because you do not know the exact measurement per ingredient, move along and find what you do feel comfortable using. Every ingredient is listed, just not the exact dose. I do not think they are trying to get over on anyone, especially seeing how Jacob goes beyond what any other company owner will do to make sure customers are satisfied. What other owner do you know that tries to communicate with the customer as much as he? Don't say PA, because he will go out of his way to call another product/company out and touts his brand as the best. Anyway, that's my opinion on the matter.
Exactly!!!
Well said Matthew
 
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Thank you for the OEP comments!

Regarding proprietary blends, as long as companies do not stop copying successful formulas of other companies, those blends will remain. Take a look at Jack3d. How many companies have copied its formula as closely as possible, since its introduction? Or P-Slin/Anabolic Pump? Or SuperCissus Rx? OEP might be next! And so on. Those companies did this based on incomplete information regarding the specific extractions for the different compounds and their relative per-dose amounts. What do you think would have happened if they had complete information? So, the real problems are the companies that simply replicate the successful formulas of other companies.
yes, i understand your problem. but if you go to to a drugstore you will find every product in the store has listed ingredients-in the correct amounts. if these companies and products can survive and make a profit , then why is it that supplement companies cannot????


not trying to be arguementative, but supplements for bodybuilders seem to be the only product line using proprietary blends-this really makes me wonder!!!!!
 
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You're making my point.

Pharmaceuticals are subject to stringent manufacturing and quality guidelines aside from extensive testing and trials, even post marketing studies are performed. YET - some meds make it on the market that are in fact pure and are tested for purity (look in every Rx insert) that STILL lead to adverse events even death.

Having said that, supplement companies are not subject to 1/100th the regulation and scrutiny pharma companies are subject to.
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Look at this with an open mind for a half second and you may understand what you should REALLY be seeing.

Major pharmaceutical companies that are "subject to stringent blah blah blah" DO NOT need your money to run their business. Most of them are funded by the government and other agencies, and the ones that aren't, usually aren't banking on the dollar of the average consumer when you can get their stuff at wal mart for a $5 script. To be quite honest, do you really feel that you can trust these types of companies?!

Supplement companies are independant and rely solely on their customers to keep their business alive and kicking. There is no added funding, no fallback plan, and if you can buy their stuff somewhere like wal mart....it'll be MORE than you can get it for online.

Which of the two would be more likely to add ingredients in doses that may be harmful to their users? To "Big Pharma"...you're a number. To people like Jacob (USPLabs) or Matt (Millennium1), you're someone they interact with all the time regarding their product and how it made you feel.
 
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Anything can be debated if it is credible. I think people need to debate the authenticity of the report first.

You cannot assume it is true and start a debate based on that. I can reproduce it in 5 mins and make it look like it was printed on a 10 year old yellowish color xeroxed paper. Any 10 year old with photoshop can do so.

Is the test legit? who did it? which lab? where did they get the samples to test from? who paid for the test?

Bottom line, you don't defend or debate something that is not proven to be true.
That right there ^ is where the buck stops. There is nothing more to be said. The OP jackass who wishes to remain anonymous might have well gone to a tarot card reader and asked what's in OEP, that's how much weight his anonymity and 'mystery' lab test holds. If anyone knows who the ******* is, they should step up and tell us. He deserves to be excoriated, then defenstrated. (Yeah, I was just playing scrabble, blow me).
 
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Look at this with an open mind for a half second and you may understand what you should REALLY be seeing.

Major pharmaceutical companies that are "subject to stringent blah blah blah" DO NOT need your money to run their business. Most of them are funded by the government and other agencies, and the ones that aren't, usually aren't banking on the dollar of the average consumer when you can get their stuff at wal mart for a $5 script. To be quite honest, do you really feel that you can trust these types of companies?!

Supplement companies are independant and rely solely on their customers to keep their business alive and kicking. There is no added funding, no fallback plan, and if you can buy their stuff somewhere like wal mart....it'll be MORE than you can get it for online.

Which of the two would be more likely to add ingredients in doses that may be harmful to their users? To "Big Pharma"...you're a number. To people like Jacob (USPLabs) or Matt (Millennium1), you're someone they interact with all the time regarding their product and how it made you feel.
You are misinformed on a few points - I don't know if you see what I am getting at. I do understand where you are coming from.

$5 scripts are available (ie Walmart, Sam's Club, Target etc.) as they are generic - to be generic they do have to meet those "blah blah blah" strict production and quality control guidelines. Yes, and they ARE trustworthy. I have no problem prescribing generics to my patient's at ALL.

Pharmaceutical companies for the most part are not "government run" (see Grants, DOD funding, etc). Some pharmaceutical companies are manufacturers while others do research and development with clinical trial arms. They ALL need our money, we will all at some point in our lives NEED a medication - whether we pay for it directly or indirectly.

My sole point was that I AM in fact looking at it with an open mind. USP has made a name for itself based on their product history, targeted and savvy marketing. You can't fault someone for trying to look beyond the labeling. You can fault someone for being misinformed and posting a result that is not indicative of the ingredient profile.

With all due respect, I would prefer all supp manufacturers state exactly what is in the product. People will respect that and if brand loyalty means anything anymore, they will come back to USP for their innovation and comfort level with the safety profile of their products. Instead, consumers are really getting put off with the ambiguity of the labeling - it is what I attribute this whole debacle to.

I still to date ONLY purchase USP Cissus Rx, regardless of the cheaper "generics" or "clones".
 
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USP DOES state what is in OEP. You can't argue that. The initial 'assay' that spurred this whole lynching is certified bullsh1t. So there is no methylsynephrine in OEP. What is in there is on the label. The exact component of the herb listed is none of your business, as that is inviting plagiarism. That's what happened with cissus: everyone knocked it off, but because USP keeps there extractive process guarded, no one else's cissus is as good. Big pharm patents ****; supp company's rarely can patent their goods, so they must do this.
 
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yes, i understand your problem. but if you go to to a drugstore you will find every product in the store has listed ingredients-in the correct amounts. if these companies and products can survive and make a profit , then why is it that supplement companies cannot????


not trying to be arguementative, but supplements for bodybuilders seem to be the only product line using proprietary blends-this really makes me wonder!!!!!
Pharmaceuticals can be protected by patents. Try patenting Green Tea Extract 95% Polyphenols 50% EGCG, for instance. Will not work, so if a company releases its complete product blueprint, and if the product is successful, you can bet that it will be fully cloned by competing firms in a split second. That is real life!
 
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Pharmaceuticals can be protected by patents. Try patenting Green Tea Extract 95% Polyphenols 50% EGCG, for instance. Will not work, so if a company releases its complete product blueprint, and if the product is successful, you can bet that it will be fully cloned by competing firms in a split second. That is real life!
True. It's a double edged sword. I can completelly see why companies do this. But I can also see why this leaves the consumer with the wonder of "how much is really in there?" and "what's really in there?"

That's where it all boils down to personal preference whether you chose to buy these products or not.
 
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While it would be nice to know how much of x is in a product, it's not really necessary. What's most important is safety: I want to know what is in there, and that it's not tainted (ahemjunglewarfarevenomahem). If I know this, I can ascertain safety. Efficiacy is something I discover by reading logs, or trying it myself. I'd rather USP protect themselves, and stay in business, than go out of business because they stated everything on the label.
 
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I wonder how many times the same two points can be made? The horse didn't do anything to anyone... stop beating it! :)
 
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Pharmaceuticals can be protected by patents. Try patenting Green Tea Extract 95% Polyphenols 50% EGCG, for instance. Will not work, so if a company releases its complete product blueprint, and if the product is successful, you can bet that it will be fully cloned by competing firms in a split second. That is real life!
not refering to prescription meds. look at nyquil-how many times has that formula been copied, but vicks still seems to make a profit-mostly because people trust the brand name over the small savings you get from the generic brand even though they will say it's the same. give it up-there is no legitimate reason for prop blends. johnson and johnson still turns a profit.
 
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not refering to prescription meds. look at nyquil-how many times has that formula been copied, but vicks still seems to make a profit-mostly because people trust the brand name over the small savings you get from the generic brand even though they will say it's the same. give it up-there is no legitimate reason for prop blends. johnson and johnson still turns a profit.
unless you can grow/source something that no one else can ever replicate, I have to disagree with you T. Just using MST as an example, no one will be able to get OUR Cordyceps blend...ever. Its ours, period. Thats what makes those products so unique and why they cannot be copied at all. Its a big difference when it's a product that all the raw materials are available to anyone else that wants to use them.

Its apples to oranges (please keep in mind this is my own personal opinion and i'm not saying it to say anyone else is wrong necessarily) to compare something like NyQuil to a product by a supplement manufacterer. They are sold in more places and have better distro than almost any supplement company does, so when they take a hit on generics...it's not even a fraction of what a supp company (especially some smaller ones we all know and trust) would take once people started realizing there is a cheaper option out there, and they do not have a loyalty to any brands.
 
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I have been watching this situation unfold from the sidelines and ultimately the actions of one individual have led to one thing...

More exposure to an already wildly popular supplement. Now, after the dust has settled, the truth remains and OEP is still standing...unwavering along with the USP supporters who have been there all along like myself.

Since we know OEP, and USP products are superior products to most, this will only contribute to its stellar reputation.

I am a USP supporter and devoted customer, it takes much more than bug on the windshield to make me think otherwise.
 

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yes, i understand your problem. but if you go to to a drugstore you will find every product in the store has listed ingredients-in the correct amounts. if these companies and products can survive and make a profit , then why is it that supplement companies cannot????


not trying to be arguementative, but supplements for bodybuilders seem to be the only product line using proprietary blends-this really makes me wonder!!!!!
Supplement companies are small, regardless of what a few hundred pages on the internet may make the average person believe. They do not have the money, OR, they do not need to waste the money trying to combat another supplement company over A, B, and C, ingredients or product likenesses.

If some company infringes upon a big pharma company and their "creation" and it causes them to lose profit, you can bet your life they are bringing a very hard and painful hammer to whomever is the culprit, we are talking multimillion dollar lawsuits.

Also, much of their money is funded rather than earned like your ordinary "mom-and-pop" store. Small business men must keep their "bread and butter" under wraps. It is just so much red tape (time AND MONEY) to place a patent on anything and that really doesn't stop other companies at times, not in the supp industry. On top of that, it is quite difficult to patent a herb.
 

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not refering to prescription meds. look at nyquil-how many times has that formula been copied, but vicks still seems to make a profit-mostly because people trust the brand name over the small savings you get from the generic brand even though they will say it's the same. give it up-there is no legitimate reason for prop blends. johnson and johnson still turns a profit.
Vick's still makes a profit because, well, it still works better tbh. I can down 3 caps full of the competing brand and still not get the effects of 1 cap of Vicks. It says the same thing, however, doesn't affect me the same nearly. Makes me wonder what is really in Vicks, lol.

Also, Vicks has had a head start in that category. It's hard to catch a marathon runner from behind.
 
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not refering to prescription meds. look at nyquil-how many times has that formula been copied, but vicks still seems to make a profit-mostly because people trust the brand name over the small savings you get from the generic brand even though they will say it's the same. give it up-there is no legitimate reason for prop blends. johnson and johnson still turns a profit.
How do you know Vicks makes money, rather than being subsidized by profits from other brands in the group? Give it up - proprietary blends do not make economic sense in the absence of protection from duplication.
 
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i personally dont mind Prop blends, but if something says EXTRACT, you should be able to get the answer on what extract.

prop blends are extremely important since patents are very expensive and take time if they even happen.

I like USP. haven conversed much with Jacob but i have with mullet and strategic, and ill keep supporting USP. To me they are a great company.
 
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not all companies use prop blends
 

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