| Subject: | FDA Warns of Tainted Weight Loss Pills |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Fri, 26 Dec 2008 - 03:00 pm |
| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers' health at risk. The undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients in some of these products include sibutramine (a controlled substance), rimonabant ( a drug not approved for marketing in the United States), phenytoin ( an anti-seizure medication),... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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