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FDA warns of diet pills

Massachusetts attorney Thomas M. Kiley concentrates on defective product liability law.  He wants consumers to know about  new evidence from the Federal Drug Administration, http://www.fda.gov, that says weight loss capsules called StarCaps, promoted as a natural dietary supplement, could be a health hazard.

 According to an article in The Boston Globe,  the FDA found the capsules contain a drug called bumetanide which can have serious side effects.  The FDA has found that dozens of weight-loss supplements, most of them imported from China, contain potentially harmful drugs, that has resulted in consumer warnings and recalls from some distributors.  The FDA calls a drug illegal if a weight-loss supplement contains an undeclared active pharmaceutical that can cause problems like elevating blood pressure or seizures, or could have toxic interactions with other medications and make it hard for doctors to diagnose the problem.

Another dietary supplement has come under investigation from the FDA.  Venom Hyperdrive 3.0 contains sibutramine, a controlled substance with risks for abuse or addiction, and the FDA says it is a potent drug that poses safety risks for consumers.