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Diet pill still ails Mass. patients (Boston Globe) Nearly three


Diet pill still ails Mass. patients (Boston Globe)
Nearly three years after federal regulators sounded an alarm about dangerous diet pills imported from Brazil, doctors in Massachusetts continue to treat patients stricken with heart problems, headaches, and insomnia linked to the powerful drugs.

FDA Warns Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Pills (December 22) (U. S. Food and Drug Administration)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers' health at risk.
 

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