The UK has been taken by surprise by a new hangover cure, which sold out in days.
The Myrkl pill has been found to leave drinkers “feeling fresh”After a day of ale.
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One doctor warned consumers that the supplement was ‘dodgy’.
Taking to TikTok, Dr Karan Rajan gave his followers the low-down on the £2 a pop ‘cure’.
He stated that: “It’s a pre-drinking pill that apparently contains two strains of bacteria which can breakdown alcohol in the intestine before it reaches the liver and ease your symptoms.”
The pills cost £30 for 30 tablets, which would be 15 uses.
The journal Nutrition and Metabolic Insights reported that, in tests, subjects had 70 per cent less alcohol in their blood an hour after two vodkas.
Dr Karan stated that tablets are’sounding amazing’ for their price.
He said, “But here’s the thing that gets tricky.
“All evidence supporting this miracle pill is based on a single study with only 24 participants.”
“All of the participants in the study were healthy and white, which is a small data set.
“What’s worse is that they only included data from 14 of the 24 people”.
The instructions on how to use the pill state that you should take two pills before drinking for at least one hour, and up to twelve hours before drinking.
Dr Karan“But in the research they tested a week’s worth two pills per day.
“Plus, they only tested for a very small amount of alcohol.
“For me this just seems like a lot of hype and the best cure for a hangover remains drinking less alcohol,”He concluded.
The creators say it is 100 per cent natural and vegan and is based on a mix of high performing bacterias enriched with L-cysteine and Vitamin B12.
Myrkl does not suit anyone who is pregnant, breastfeeding, or younger than 18 years.
In a clinical trial, participants who had two glasses of wine before drinking and the supplement were given to their blood levels after 30 minutes showed an average of 50 percent less alcohol.
After 60 minutes, they had 70 per cent less, significantly reducing alcohol’s impact on the body.
“REMEDY NOT CURE”
Dr Karan explained that the pills were only tested using 0.3g alcohol per kg of body weight.
Håkan Magnusson, of Swedish inventors de Faire Medical, said: “Two drinks is enough to stop you feeling fresh in the morning.
“I hand it out to my friends when I go out for a drink and they always tell me next day they feel great.”
Dr Deborah Lee, Central RecorderOnline Pharmacy Dr Foxsaid if claims by the manufacturers of the pill are true, then Myrkl is likely to reduce the usual feelings of intoxication after drinking a few alcoholic drinks.
She stated: “It makes sense some of the hangover signs that usually follow a bout drinking would be decreased, because blood alcohol concentrations are reduced, thus there will be less alcohol to metabolise.
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“There will also be lower levels acetaldehyde, which is believed to be the culprit for many hangover symptoms.
“Myrkl is not so much ‘a hangover cure’, as ‘a stopping you get drunk in the first place’ remedy.”
Dr Fox said that light drinkers won’t really needed this product, but added that you shouldn’t be fooled into thinking you can drink more whilst using the new supplement.
“The government still recommends drinking 14 units of alcohol or less per week.
“Don’t drink more than 6 units at any one time and have a couple of alcohol-free days every week.
“It is unlikely to have any significant impact on heavy drinkers and those who are dependent on alcohol. It could even make withdrawal more difficult.”
“Those who might find it useful are the moderate drinkers – moderate drinking is defined as men who drink two drinks a day every day, and women who drink one alcoholic drink a day every day.”