Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| Australia: Safety advisory: My Slimmer Me (MSM) soft gel capsules were found to contain the undeclared prescription substance sibutramine |
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested My Slimmer Me (MSM) soft gel capsules and found that they contain the undeclared prescription substance sibutramine despite the product label claim that it is made of herbal ingredients and contains no medicines. Sibutramine is a prescription-only medicine (which was the active ingredient in Reductil) and was withdrawn in October 2010 after a study showed an increased risk of major cardiac events. They also contain a sibutramine impurity with unknown health risks. Consumers are advised to stop taking My Slimmer Me (MSM) soft gel capsules and take any remaining capsules to local pharmacy for safe disposal.
Please refer to the following website in TGA for details:
http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/alerts-medicine-my-slimmer-me-130301.htm
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Friday, March 01, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:30
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