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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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August 29, 2008
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Drug safety

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Alert issued on slimming, virility drugs
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"Fat Killer"
Drug alert: People should not buy or use slimming products Carbohydrate Cut, Fat Killer and Sugar-Carbohydrate Cut which contain undeclared drug ingredients which can cause serious side-effects.

 

People should not buy or use slimming products Carbohydrate Cut, Fat Killer and Sugar-Carbohydrate Cut, and anti-impotence drug Zhuang Yao Gu Shen Capsule as they contain undeclared drug ingredients which can cause serious side-effects.

 

The three slimming products contain sibutramine and its analogues while the anti-impotence drug contains sildenafil.