Weight Loss Pills Blacklisted by FDA

Weight Loss Drugs Blacklisted by FDA

Weight Loss Products that are blacklisted by the FDA along with the drug they contain are:

1. 2 Day Diet - sibutramine
2. 2 Day Diet Slim Advance - sibutramine
3. 2x Powerful Slimming - sibutramine
4. 3 Day Diet - sibutramine
5. 3 Days Fit - sibutramine
6. 3x Slimming Power - sibutramine, phenytoin
7. 5x Imelda Perfect Slimming - sibutramine
8. 7 Day Herbal Slim - sibutramine
9. 7 Days Diet - sibutramine
10. 7 Diet - sibutramine
11. 7 Diet Day/Night Formula - sibutramine
12. 8 Factor Diet - sibutramine, phenolphthalein
13. Eight Factor Diet - sibutramine
14. 21 Double Slim - sibutramine
15. 24 Hours Diet - sibutramine, phenolphthalein
16. 999 Fitness Essence - sibutramine
17. BioEmagrecim, sample 1 - fenproporex, BioEmagrecim, sample 2 - fluoxetine, furosemide
18. Body Creator - sibutramine


19. Body Shaping - sibutramine
20. Body Slimming - sibutramine
21. Cosmo Slim - sibutramine
22. Extrim Plus - sibutramine, phenytoin
23. Extrim Plus 24 Hour Reburn - sibutramine
24. Fasting Diet - sibutramine
25. Fatloss Slimming - sibutramine, phenolphthalein
26. GMP - sibutramine
27. Herbal Xenicol - cetilistat
28. Imelda Fat Reducer - sibutramine
29. Imelda Perfect Slim - sibutramine, phenolphthalein


30. JM Fat Reducer - sibutramine
31. Lida DaiDaihua - sibutramine
32. Meili - sibutramine
33. Meizitang - sibutramine
34. Miaozi MeiMiaoQianZiJiaoNang - sibutramine
35. Miaozi Slim Capsules - sibutramine
36. Natural Model - sibutramine
37. Perfect Slim - sibutramine
38. Perfect Slim 5x - sibutramine, phenolphthalein
39. Perfect Slim Up - sibutramine
40. Phyto Shape - rimonabant
41. Powerful Slim - sibutramine
42. ProSlim Plus - sibutramine
43. Reduce Weight - sibutramine
44. Royal Slimming Formula - sibutramine, phenolphthalein
45. Sana Plus - sibutramine
46. Slim 3 in 1 - sibutramine
47. Slim 3 in 1 Extra Slim Formula - sibutramine
48. Slim 3 in 1 Extra Slim Waist Formula - sibutramine
49. Slim 3 in 1 M18 Royal Diet - sibutramine
50. Slim 3 in 1 Slim Formula - sibutramine
51. Slim Burn - sibutramine
52. Slim Express 4 in 1 - sibutramine
53. Slim Express 360 - sibutramine
54. Slim Fast - sibutramine
55. Slim Tech - sibutramine
56. Slim Up - sibutramine
57. Slim Waist Formula - sibutramine
58. Slim Waistline - sibutramine
59. Slimbionic- sibutramine
60. Sliminate - sibutramine
61. Slimming Formula - sibutramine
62. Somotrim - sibutramine
63. Starcaps - bumetanide
64. Super Fat Burner - sibutramine
65. Superslim - sibutramine, phenolphthalein
66. Super Slimming - sibutramine
67. Trim 2 Plus - sibutramine
68. Triple Slim - sibutramine
69. Venom Hyperdrive 3.0 - sibutramine
70. Waist Strength Formula - sibutramine
71. Xsvelten - sibutramine
72. Zhen de Shou - sibutramine, phenolphthalein

These products are available over the counter and many claim to be natural products or dietary supplements. However, some of them contain drugs that are not approved for use in obesity. Others contain drugs that are approved for obesity but the dose is too high and can lead to serious side effects. Thus, taking these drugs without the advice of a health care professional

could lead to serious side effects. Furosemide and bumetanide reduce weight by causing fluid loss from the body. They can cause serious complications such as low blood pressure, electrolyte disturbances and could also lead to death. Cetilistat is still undergoing clinical trials and is not approved for obesity. Fenproporex is an amphetamine like drug not approved for use in the United States. It could cause serious side effects on the heart and result in death. Fluoxetine is an antidepressant that can cause suicidal tendencies. Phenolphthalein can damage DNA and cause cancers. Some preparations listed above contain a high levels of sibutramine. Taking such a large amount can affect the heart and cause seizures as well. Rimonabant has been withdrawn in most countries due to reports of depression, seizures and suicidal behavior.

Reference for Weight Loss Drugs

1. Coutinho W. The first decade of sibutramine and orlistat: a reappraisal of their expanding roles in the treatment of obesity and associated conditions. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab. 2009;53/2: 262-70.
2. Tziomalos K, Krassas G, Tzotzas T. The use of sibutramine in the management of obesity and related disorders: An update. Vascular Health and Risk Management 2009:5 441�452
3. Leite C, Mocelin CA, Petersen GO, Leal MB, Thiesen FV. Rimonabant: an antagonist drug of the endocannabinoid system for the treatment of obesity. Pharmacological Reports 2009, 61:217-224
4. Questions and Answers about FDA�s Initiative Against Contaminated Weight Loss Products- (http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/QuestionsAnswers/ucm136187.htm)