Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| The United States: Public Notification: Physic Candy – Define contains hidden drug ingredient sibutramine |
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The United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Physic Candy – Define, a product promoted and sold for weight loss on various websites, including www.physic-candy.com, and possibly in some retail stores.
FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Physic Candy – Define contains sibutramine. Sibutramine is a controlled substance that was removed from the market in October 2010 for safety reasons.
This product poses a threat to consumers because sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or heart rate in some people and may present a significant risk for people with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, or stroke. This product may also interact, in life-threatening ways, with other medications a consumer may be taking.
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/../ucm574438.htm
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/Friday, September 1, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:00
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