Information Update: Unauthorized Weight Loss Products OxyElite Pro Linked to Multiple Reports of Serious Liver Injury in the U.S.
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 11/15/13 -- Health Canada is advising Canadians of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to use dietary supplements labelled as "OxyElite Pro" following several U.S. reports of serious liver injury. Certain OxyElite Pro dietary supplements are being recalled by the distributor, USPLabs LLC of Dallas, Texas (see list below).
OxyElite Pro products, which are promoted for rapid weight loss, are not authorized in Canada and have not been found on the Canadian market. However, they are widely available in the U.S. and over the Internet. Canadians may have purchased these products while shopping online or travelling. To date, no adverse reactions have been reported to Health Canada involving OxyElite Pro.
Several dozen U.S. cases of liver damage have so far been potentially linked to OxyElite Pro, including at least one case resulting in a liver transplant, and one death. Symptoms of liver injury can include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, clay or gray-colored bowel movements, joint pain, yellow eyes, and jaundice.
The U.S. FDA and the Centre for Disease Control are continuing their investigation regarding OxyElite and the reports of hepatic adverse reactions.
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Previous Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
- Foreign Product Alert - October 17, 2010 -
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Datum: 15.11.2013 - 10:44 Uhr
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