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■ Consumers should not use the weight-lossproduct Nutural Slim as it contains the undeclaredpharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine and anundeclared pharmaceutical ingredient similar tosibutramine, warns Health Canada. The agency isadvising consumers who have the unauthorisedweight-loss product to immediately discontinue itsuse. Sibutramine is a prescription drug used to treatobesity and its use may cause serious adverse effectsincluding cardiovascular reactions, in addition to drymouth, difficulty sleeping and constipation.Health Canada. Health Canada is Warning Consumers Not to Use NuturalSlim Weight Loss Product. Media Release : 24 Jun 2009. Available from:URL: http://www.hc-sc.gov.ca 809102437

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