Stacker 2
{{Short description|Energy supplement company}}
Stacker 2 is an energy supplement company developed by NVE Pharmaceuticals in 1997. It got its name from "Stacking" which was what bodybuilders routinely engaged in by stacking and ingesting Ephedrine HCL, caffeine and aspirin to acquire more energy for a workout. It gained popularity in the early 2000s using WWE wrestlers, NASCAR drivers such as Kenny Wallace{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/busch-kenny-wallace-gains-primary-sponsor/83419/|title=BUSCH: Kenny Wallace gains primary sponsor|website=www.motorsport.com|access-date=2019-03-25|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325174730/https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/busch-kenny-wallace-gains-primary-sponsor/83419/|url-status=dead}} and other celebrities in their advertisements.
History
In August 2005, NVE Pharmaceuticals was sued by a woman that suffered a hemorrhagic stroke.{{Cite news |last=Knef |first=Ann |date=August 4, 2005 |title=Diet pill labeling not comprehensible, suit filed in federal court |language=en |work=medisonrecord.com |url=https://madisonrecord.com/stories/510560191-diet-pill-labeling-not-comprehensible-suit-filed-in-federal-court |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930103101/https://madisonrecord.com/stories/510560191-diet-pill-labeling-not-comprehensible-suit-filed-in-federal-court |url-status=live }} In 2005, NVE Pharmaceuticals filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy under the pressure from lawsuits.{{Cite news |date=2005-09-12 |title=Lawsuits force NVE Pharmaceuticals into chapter 11 |language=en |work=Natural Products Insider |url=https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/archive/lawsuits-force-nve-pharmaceuticals-chapter-11 |access-date=2022-02-01 |archive-date=2022-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201082312/https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/archive/lawsuits-force-nve-pharmaceuticals-chapter-11 |url-status=live }}
In 2006, Stacker 2 released the "6 hour power energy shot".{{Cite web|url=https://www.stacker2.com/about-us/|title=About Stacker 2|website=Stacker2}} In June 2006, NVE Pharmaceuticals sued Joseph R. Gannascoli because he wasn't doing enough to promote Stacker 2.{{Cite news |date=2006-06-02 |title=Diet Drug Maker Sues TV Mobster - CBS News |language=en-US |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diet-drug-maker-sues-tv-mobster/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930100640/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diet-drug-maker-sues-tv-mobster/ |url-status=live }}
In 2010, it was the 2nd best selling energy shot behind 5-hour Energy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/beverages/correction-red-bull-drops-energy-shot|title=CORRECTION: Red Bull Drops Energy Shot|website=CSP Daily News|access-date=2019-03-25|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325174730/https://www.cspdailynews.com/beverages/correction-red-bull-drops-energy-shot|url-status=live}}
In 2016, it lost a $22 million lawsuit against the Plaintiff 5-Hour Energy which accused Stacker 2 of infringement on its trademark.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160229/NEWS/160229808/eight-year-trademark-infringement-battle-nets-10-6-million-damages|title=Eight-year trademark infringement battle nets $10.6 million damages award for 5-Hour Energy|date=February 29, 2016|website=Crain's Detroit Business|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=March 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325175422/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160229/NEWS/160229808/eight-year-trademark-infringement-battle-nets-10-6-million-damages|url-status=live}}
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Further reading
- {{cite journal |last1=de Wijkerslooth |first1=L R H |last2=Koch |first2=B C P |last3=Malingré |first3=M M |last4=Smits |first4=P |last5=Bartelink |first5=A K M |title=Life-threatening hypokalaemia and lactate accumulation after autointoxication with Stacker 2®, a 'powerful slimming agent' |journal=British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology |date=November 2008 |volume=66 |issue=5 |pages=728–731 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2125.2008.03279.x |pmid=18823307 |pmc=2661992 }}
- {{cite journal |title=Caffeine overdose |journal=Reactions Weekly |date=1 November 2008 |volume=1227 |issue=1 |pages=8 |doi=10.2165/00128415-200812270-00023 |s2cid=195166429 }}
External links
- [https://www.stacker2.com/ Official link]
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