Hydroxycut recall lawyers have noted government health officials who are sending out strong warnings to dieters and body builders to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold dietary supplement that has been linked to serious liver damage and at least one death, according to an Associated Press news report. The company that manufactures Hydroxycut has recalled 14 of its products after 23 reports of liver damage and one death of a 19-year-old boy, who died in 2007 after taking Hydroxycut. Apparently, the patients who suffered liver damage were otherwise perfectly healthy until they started using Hydroxycut.
However, Iovate Health Sciences, the manufacturer of Hydroxycut has stated that the death of the teenager in 2007 was not caused by Hydroxycut. In fact, the company claims that the "adverse events" reported are minuscule compared to the large number of people who have used and benefited from the drug Hydroxycut. Last year alone, 9 million packages of the dietary supplements were sold. Hydroxycut is advertised and marketed as a dietary supplement made with natural ingredients. Iovate officials say that their assessment of the drug's side effects is very different from that of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Unfortunately, no one really knows how many have been affected by this defective drug.
There is no question that dietary supplements fall through the crack when it comes to regulation. Dietary supplement manufacturers do not have to undergo a rigorous FDA screening process as other medications. However, in recent years, companies have been put under stricter requirements to alert the FDA when they learn of problems. In 2004, the government banned ephedra, an ingredient in many dietary supplements, which was linked to heart attacks, seizures and strokes. The problem is that the FDA relies on voluntary reports to get a grip on these problems and many cases are never reported.
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