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Word: fenfluramini (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2002-2002
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...Many Chinese manufacturers and retailers recklessly disregard the products' health risks. Fenfluramine is banned in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and China, but products containing it can still be found on store shelves in many of those countries. Last week in Shenzhen, shoppers could easily find a supplement called Fenfluramini?each 20-milligram tablet contains pure fenfluramine hydrochloride. "It's pretty strong stuff," says the sole attendant at a closet-size drug shop in the city's sprawling Luohu Plaza. "You should buy two boxes to get the fuller effect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia's Killer Diet Pills | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

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