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Two Brazilian diet supplements test as tainted.(News)(Emagrece Sim and Herbathin)(Brief article)
Two popular diet pills from Brazil that are being marketed as natural dietary supplements may be laced with prescription and controlled substances, according to a warning that has been issued by the Food and Drug Administration.
Tests of the two dietary supplements, Emagrece Sim and Herbathin, show that they can contain chlordiazepoxide (the active ingredient in Librium), fluoxetine (Prozac), and fenproporex, an unapproved stimulant that the body converts to amphetamine.
Chlordiazepoxide may be habit forming and may cause dizziness and drowsiness, and fluoxetine has been linked to several serious drug interactions, as well as, possibly, suicidality, according to an FDA press release.
Both products are made by Brazilian firms, Fitoterapicos and Phytotherm Sim, and the FDA has stepped up efforts to prevent their importation. However, there may be knock-offs ...
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