Case series on a diversity of illicit weight‐reducing agents: from the well known to the unexpected

• Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 250 - 253
• Main Authors: Tang, Magdalene H. Y., Chen, Sammy P. L., Ng, Sau W., Chan, Albert Y. W., Mak, Tony W. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2011; Blackwell; Blackwell Science Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Obesity Agents - poisoning; anti‐obesity agent; Appetite Depressants - poisoning; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; drug contamination; Drug Safety; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nonprescription Drugs - poisoning; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; poisoning; Retrospective Studies; Street Drugs - poisoning; Substance Abuse Detection - methods; Young Adult; Drug; Anti-obesity agent; Poisoning; drug contamination; Reducing agent; Contamination; Weight

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT Adulteration of over‐the‐counter proprietary medications has been reported previously. However, to date a detailed study specifically on illicit slimming products has been lacking. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS This study showed the presence of a wide variety of illic...