FDA warns of 41 more tainted weight-loss pills
The FDA is expanding an alert issued last month to include 41 more dietary pills that illegally contain harmful ingredients or prescription drugs that can cause side effects such as heart attack or stroke. Included in the list are weight-loss products sibutramine, rimonabant and phenytoin.
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This story published in FDLI SmartBrief on 01/08/2009
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