Regulatory issue of weight loss products each pass the buck is still Hot

"Every day see skinny! Easy!" These beautiful promises exciting, but a slight mistake, it might make people pay a lot of beauty health and even lives.


3 31, reporters on the "slimming health Changsha Food The proliferation of "issue were visited health, pharmaceutical, industrial and commercial three functions, and found a surprising and embarrassing situation?? Because of legal gaps, slimming health product market confusion nobody.


One disorder problems still hot slimming products
31 9 am, reporters had visited the provincial capital some pharmacies. Cai the road in the neighborhood pharmacy, two Sell Staff are enthusiastic market in the hands of Miss Xiang Yiming, "CLT for three days? Lotus arborescens seed weight loss capsule."


"This is a natural preparation, no diarrhea." Customers to see some hesitation, the waiter pointed to tag stressed that this is a very high cost performance products.


Reporter found that "three days of clear fat? Lotus arborescens seed weight loss capsules" It was in Changsha City in September last year, food Drugs Supervision departments to prohibit the sale of a slimming product. It is illegal to add to produce Insomnia , Headache , Dizziness , Blood pressure, heart rate and other symptoms of "sibutramine," in many parts of the country once emergency Withdraw.


"The products are not prohibit the sale of it?" The face of challenge, the waiter immediately replaced another slimming product. News by querying provinces Food and Drug Administration Web site, surprised to find that this alleged sale of the best in the market a certain brand of slimming tea, turned out to be illegal Advertisement The regulars, only since 2006, major media exposure for its more than 18 times.


The second chaos pharmacies sell prescription weight loss drug free
Subsequently, the reporter went to a pharmacy near the south gate, we can see a weight loss drug to be placed prominently in the counter, had a few hundred dollars a box, is doing special promotion, buy one get one. Sales staff told reporters that it works well, is an old brand, sold for many years. "Every day we sell more than a dozen cases, customers have not heard Adverse reactions . "


About 30 meters in the distance, another large pharmacy, when the reporter mentioned that diet pills to purchase the same name, the sales staff immediately to receive a counter next to the reporter, "do not need prescription can buy." When asked prescription is not required when the sales staff say for sure.


Because of the weight loss drug containing sibutramine, are prescription drugs. In order to ensure drug safety, the right is regulated by a physician or a prescription written prescription for medical professionals to opening the sale, and physicians, pharmacists or other health care professionals may use under the supervision and guidance. However, the reporter interviewed found that many pharmacies do not need to buy prescription drugs Medical Issuing prescriptions, the sales staff population, essentially no adverse reactions.


Sector response "Drug Administration, a bad tube", the result can stop?
11:00, reporters call the Changsha Municipal Health Bureau of Health Inspection report telephone 85570477, to the staff to reflect the situation. And the answer is: primarily responsible for medical complaints, problems related to drugs, should Drug Administration departments.


Reporter went to the Food and Drug Administration, Changsha, office, one official said, "This is a bad tube Drug Administration." He admits, Health Products Diversion for drug or food, the series did not Synchronization of the laws and regulations, regulatory laws and regulations, there were many loopholes. Afterward, the reporter went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the staff of the answer is even more confused: the medical profession does not understand the principles of obesity, did not find a way to eradicate the obesity drugs, which give weight to stay out of health food great space.

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