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# FDA Safety Alert on Vinpocetine Products
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-safety-alert-on-vinpocetine-products/
- Published: 2019-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T01:30:22.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5144241

FDA has issued a [safety alert](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/statement-warning-women-childbearing-age-about-possible-safety-risks-dietary-supplements-containing?ref=fdaweb.com) on the dietary supplement ingredient due to its potential to cause a miscarriage or harm fetal development. According to data reviewed by the agency, including a recent [report](http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=zySGXW1QLHU8t7wSbPI8iADmwAaKTbie2jeFmcdktofIySSm7cR8fuXlTFn9dqxREoHjSJddzMfLHoQKili8bhDzDBHXtvYYtfLX9MvEIXCRXMN4ODFbp9LZqYAexHKecR6Sblr96ZWX7-2FRA9iItTANZ12DfrBL1YkNM3BvYj7s9-2FNrMOzU8Pv7cc541vM6-2BinY1jjrVguGPP-2BbIJSPqN-2BfhoRPUATMyZN8Ml55KWLE-3D%5FnE9rxSXA5G4kxsTVkgv43tTJnmhvULg8vMtvbdZHwXEle6c6tqdvw12Z3skft0Ru0n1m6Mkx1uO9U0pZIiWDIL3px0053auszMb7R2Lfra33vaGAV6Vk678HeUyCH0cUSImJnTviIijthptbJf7ySCD0k3i-2FlAWqW1T1-2FA6g4cydiI5jXtBCca35d-2BQZujKBF-2FUVBy05nYESfTUZ2uu8L3KMalulIoHeFFg17PFiXsELUSkC1YpEHV6l4LAZ8ZJ-2BIQKrnFspBFM3LqD6COGy2HM8-2B91a6UrwyshUVYj6uQdFV-2Bn-2BMi02lEwLK7F-2Fa2fxtuSW5HEMQu0MA1f-2BM86UNfjyJwJdPgMasvrIuzZwotM-3D&ref=fdaweb.com) by the National Institute of Health’s National Toxicology Program, consumption of vinpocetine is associated with adverse reproductive effects, the alert says. “These findings are particularly concerning since products containing vinpocetine are widely available for use by women of childbearing age,” it says.

The alert advises pregnant women and women who could become pregnant not to take vinpocetine. It also advises firms marketing dietary supplements containing vinpocetine to evaluate their product labeling to ensure that it provides safety warnings against use by pregnant women and women who could become pregnant.

Vinpocetine is a synthetically produced compound that is used in some products marketed as dietary supplements, either by itself or combined with other ingredients, FDA says. Vinpocetine may be referred to on product labels as Vinca minor extract, lesser periwinkle extract, or common periwinkle extract. Dietary supplements containing vinpocetine are often marketed for uses that include enhanced memory, focus, or mental acuity; increased energy; and weight loss.