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What are other names for creatine?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD
Stacy Wiegman, PharmD
Pharmacy
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Hundreds of performance-enhancing supplements contain creatine in some form, and it is usually identified on the label. Some forms of creatine include creatine monohydrate, creatine anhydrous, creatine citrate and dicreatine malate. Creatine's scientific name is N-amidinosarcosine; N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N methyl glycine.

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