Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: product marketed as a dietary supplement was found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, a previously approved controlled substance that was removed from the U.S. market in October 2010 for safety reasons, in this tainted product renders it an unapproved drug.
Cause type: Chemical / undeclared
A chemical that should not be there - benzene, methanol, lead - or an undeclared prescription drug hidden in a supplement. The label gives no warning: you may be taking a toxic solvent, a heavy metal, or a drug such as sildenafil that interacts with your other medicines. All chemical / undeclared recalls.
Ultimate Herbal Slimcap Capsules, 350 mg*, 30-count bottles, labeled Part 1 of 3, fit firm & fabulous, UPC 5 42423 25422 1.
Treat this as urgent. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious harm. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches the recalled lots, do not take another dose before you have spoken to your pharmacist or prescriber - today, not next week. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with sildenafil, an FDA approved drug for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction, making this an unapproved drug.
Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA; FDA analysis found them to contain sibutramine and phenolphthalein
Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA; FDA analysis found them to contain sibutramine and phenolphthalein
Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA; FDA analysis found them to contain sibutramine and phenolphthalein
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