Zhen De Shou Fat Loss Capsules contain Meridia (sibutramine) according to the U.S. FDA

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"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume [Zhen De Shou Pills] marketed for weight loss because they contain [the prescription diet drug Meridia (sibutramine), and phenolphthalein, an ingredient in some Over-the-Counter laxative products until 1999 when the FDA reclassified the drug as 'not generally recognized as safe and effective after studies indicated that phenolphthalein may increase the risk of cancer,] undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers’ health at risk," according to a press release from the FDA. Website

Product website

The product is sold by Magic Potions.

The website for the product zhendeshou.net.

 

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Comment: Note their advertisements says ‘no illegal substance’

Comment: Note that their advertisements says “Proven by clinical test with no illegal substance”.

Author Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The louder he talked of his honesty, the quicker we counted the silverware.”

REFERENCE

FDA. Fda warns consumers about tainted weight loss pills. 2008 Dec 22, http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01933.html.

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