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All the alarms are going off. The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has reported that Bikini Forte capsules, which are used for weight loss, contain sibutramine, an active ingredient that can cause ischemic heart disease, very serious vascular accidents and arrhythmias, something that does not appear on the labeling.
The AEMPS Official Control Laboratory carried out different investigations and analyses in which it found traces of sibutramine to restore, correct or change a physiological function by acting as a form of pharmacological action, which gives the drug its legality.
What are Bikini Forte capsules?
Bikini Forte capsules are taken for weight loss, but the product sticker misleadingly provides information that it is composed of plant products and amino acids without referring to sibutramine. This has caused it to be immediately banned from marketing and withdrawn from the market.
What is sibutramine?
Sibutramine is an anorexigenic active ingredient that gives a great feeling of satiety, producing a large increase in caloric expenditure, increasing the heart rate and blood pressure, which can cause arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease or very serious vascular accidents when consumed.
These are the adverse effects of sibutramine
Sibutramine can also cause several side effects if consumed:
-Dry mouth.-Headache.-Insomnia.-Constipation.
If Bikini Forte capsules have been consumed recently and these types of adverse effects appear, it is recommended to go immediately to the doctor.
In 2010, the marketing of all products containing sibutramine was suspended in the European Union, as it was part of prescription drugs to treat obesity. This was due to its abuse and also because it caused many adverse cardiovascular effects.