Health Alert: Counterfeit Alli containing Sibutramine
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is today warning consumers about a counterfeit and potentially harmful version of Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill kit).
Preliminary laboratory tests conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)—the maker of the FDA approved over-the-counter weight-loss product— revealed that the counterfeit version did not contain orlistat, the active ingredient in its product. Instead, the counterfeit product contained the controlled substance sibutramine. Sibutramine is a drug that should not be used in certain patient populations or without physician oversight. Sibutramine can also interact in a harmful way with other medications the consumer may be taking.
Please use link below to goto FDA announcement. This page contains photos of the real Alli and the counterfeit.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/ ... 197857.htm
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Preliminary laboratory tests conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)—the maker of the FDA approved over-the-counter weight-loss product— revealed that the counterfeit version did not contain orlistat, the active ingredient in its product. Instead, the counterfeit product contained the controlled substance sibutramine. Sibutramine is a drug that should not be used in certain patient populations or without physician oversight. Sibutramine can also interact in a harmful way with other medications the consumer may be taking.
Please use link below to goto FDA announcement. This page contains photos of the real Alli and the counterfeit.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/ ... 197857.htm
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are these being sold OTC at stores? that is definitely illegal and dangerous.
Hi, SFISCHER. From the FDA article, it is mostly coming from internet auction sites. Sibutramine is the main ingredient in Reductil and Merida. But its the fact that there is no telling what dosage you'll get that is scary!! If the dosages varying that much, someone could get a large dose and have some serious adverse events!
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