Bottle containing 60 capsules of 'DHEA'

Plastic bottle containing 60 x 25mg capsules of DHEA, dehydroepiandrosterone. 95 mm x 50 mm, weight: 0.055kg. A steroid of which production by the adrenal gland declines after the age of 25 and is thus taken as an anti-ageing medicine. Also claimed to be therapeutic for Alzheimer's Disease and obesity (see note). Although it is sold over the counter in the United States, it is considered a controlled drug in the UK. Made by Metabolic Response Modifiers, Newport Beach, California 92663, United States and distributed by Olympia Nutrition, United Kingdom, 1999.