Chinese Weight Loss Product Warning From Irish Medicines Board
Written by Rupert Kircz | Tuesday, 10 February 2009 | There are 0 comments
Reductil or sibutramine does not burn fat or expel toxins
The Irish Medicines Board has issued an urgent warning to members of the public not to use any Chinese weight loss medications. In their statement they said that the public should be wary of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and shops that sold Chinese medical products because many of them were not traditional and contained powerful prescription compounds.
One particular weight loss product called "2 Day Diet" was tested by the Irish authorities and found to contain sibutramine which is the active ingredient in the prescription weight loss drug Reductil. The medication Reductil is an appetite suppressant which if used by certain men and women can be extremely effective in helping them to lose weight, however it should never be added illegally to so called traditional Chinese weight loss medication as it can be dangerous if the wrong people use it.
As with most bogus Chinese weight loss medications the words “fat burning,” “slimming formula” and “toxin expelling” appeared all over the packaging. One thing is for sure and that is that Reductil or sibutramine does not burn fat or expel toxins. At Ukmedix News we have published hundreds of stories warning members of the public about the dangers of using anything for weight loss other than that which is prescribed to you by a doctor. This recent case shows that the illegal manufacture of weight loss medication continues and the public still need to be informed of the dangers.
The Irish Medicines Board said that anybody who was using these products should immediately contact their pharmacy or doctor. They also said that the product should be taken off all shelves in pharmacies and shops where it was being sold and if possible shop owners and pharmacists should contact customers and warn them of the dangers.
You should not gamble with your health. It is easy to get prescription weight loss medication which is effective and clinically tested for safety so why take the risk with other things which have not been put through the same scrutiny?
