Adulteration of the Herbal Weight Loss Products by the Illegal Addition of Synthetic Antiobesity Medications: A Pilot Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Drugs</td><td class="align_center">Total samples</td><td class="align_center">Positive samples</td><td class="align_center">%</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Methamphetamine</td><td class="align_center">63</td><td class="align_center">ND</td><td class="align_center">ND</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sibutramine</td><td class="align_center">63</td><td class="align_center">17</td><td class="align_center">26.98</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Metformin</td><td class="align_center">63</td><td class="align_center">ND</td><td class="align_center">ND</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bupropion</td><td class="align_center">63</td><td class="align_center">ND</td><td class="align_center">ND</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>ND: none detected.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Preliminary examination on samples using the TLC method.</div>

Journal of Obesity

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Table 1: Adulteration of the Herbal Weight Loss Products by the Illegal Addition of Synthetic Antiobesity Medications: A Pilot Study 