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Product Name	Delivery Method	Chemical Based/ Physician Only	Research to back-up Claims	Possible Side Effects	Approximate Cost
DMPS	IV or Oral Chelation	Yes/Yes	Research shown to eliminate a number of metals but disadvantages include side-effects, severe detox reactions and will eliminate essential minerals too	Cardiovascular reactions (dizziness, weakness, heart palpitations, etc.) gastrointestinal discomfort (bloating, diarrhea, nausea, etc.), mercury poisoning symptoms, pancreatic inflammation, shivering, sulfur allergy complications, zinc loss, etc.	$125-$150 per IV treatment
DMSA	Oral (capsules)	Yes/Yes	Research shown to eliminate a number of metals, but is a specific for mercury. Disadvantages include side-effects, severe detox reactions and will eliminate essential minerals too.	Abdominal pain, anorexia, appetite loss, arrhythmia, ataxia, central nervous system damage (in some children), decreased urination, diarrhea, diminished kidney function, dizziness, headache, nausea, rash, seizures, sulfur allergy complications, zinc loss, etc.	$80-$95 per 90-count bottle of 100-mg capsules
EDTA	IV or Oral Chelation	Yes/Yes	Research shown to remove some metals but not mercury. Disadvantages include side-effects, severe detox reactions and will eliminate essential minerals too	Arrhythmia, burning or vein inflammation at infusion site, calcium loss, dermatitis, extreme fatigue, headache, hypoglycemia, hypotension, kidney toxicity, potassium loss, etc.	$90 - $120 per IV treatment; $20-$50 per bottle of oral capsules
NDF/NDF-Plus	Oral Chelation (dropper)	Yes/Yes	No systematic research studies to date only anecdotal evidence	Binding to/inactivation of certain Western medications in the body, mild healing crisis symptoms (from redistribution of toxins in the body, etc.) due to excessive intake, flu-like symptoms	$79.95 per 1 oz bottle
Metal-Free	Oral Chelation (dropper)	No/No	No systematic research studies to date only anecdotal evidence	No known side-effects	$129.95 per 1 oz or 30ml bottle
Detoxamin Suppositories	Suppository	Physician only	Some research using hair mineral analysis which is not the best methodology to use for assessing heavy metal elimination	Probably same side effects as EDTA as it is an EDTA suppository - also chelated good minerals from the body	$269 per 30 suppositories
HMD (Heavy Metal Detox)	Oral Chelation (dropper)	No/No	Yes, extensive trials involving 350 people in a Russian Metal Foundry shown to eliminate Arsenic, Antimony, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Uranium and other metals, but does not eliminate Essential Elements.	No known side-effects	$60 per 3.38 oz. or 100 ml bottle