Caution issued on slimming products
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:04 amConsumers are urged not to buy or use two slimming products which contain undeclared hazardous ingredients.
The Department of Health made the appeal after a 13-year-old girl and a 26-year-old woman felt unwell after taking them.
The girl was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital for palpitations, insomnia, sweating and tremors on May 2. She was discharged two days later. Tests showed the slimming product she had taken - a green and white capsule bought online - contained sibutramine and phenolphthalein.
The woman came down with psychosis and hallucinations in mid-May. She went to Princess Margaret Hospital May 21 and was discharged today. The slimming product she had taken - red and orange capsules marked "Lasmi" - contained sibutramine and spironolactone.
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The Department of Health made the appeal after a 13-year-old girl and a 26-year-old woman felt unwell after taking them.
The girl was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital for palpitations, insomnia, sweating and tremors on May 2. She was discharged two days later. Tests showed the slimming product she had taken - a green and white capsule bought online - contained sibutramine and phenolphthalein.
The woman came down with psychosis and hallucinations in mid-May. She went to Princess Margaret Hospital May 21 and was discharged today. The slimming product she had taken - red and orange capsules marked "Lasmi" - contained sibutramine and spironolactone.
Full article... http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/heal ... n05007.htm