A weight loss pill sold over the internet and in Chinese medicine shops has alerted the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to issue a warning to consumers.
Weight Loss Drugs (Diet Pills)
Diet pills are medicines that help control or reduce weight. Diet pills are otherwise know as weight loss drugs or anti-obesity medications.
Diet pills are medicines that help control or reduce weight. Diet pills are otherwise know as weight loss drugs or anti-obesity medications.
The capsules are thought to contain an as yet unknown pharmaceutical substance. Tests are underway to establish the cause of the side effects.
By April this year, under a European directive, all manufactured herbal medicines will have to be registered under a new scheme to prove they meet safety and quality standards.
Diet and Nutrition for Healthy Weight Loss
Correct diet and a planned exercise regime is the mantra of healthy and sustainable weight loss.
Correct diet and a planned exercise regime is the mantra of healthy and sustainable weight loss.
"Since 2005, the MHRA has found over 280 examples where so-called 'herbal' or 'natural' products have been adulterated with random quantities of powerful pharmaceutical substances. Such products pose a real risk to the public," Richard Woodfield, head of herbal medicines policy at the MHRA, said.
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Beware of Herbal Medicines
Experts have issued a warning that herbal medicines if consumed in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs, can be extremely dangerous.
Experts have issued a warning that herbal medicines if consumed in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs, can be extremely dangerous.
