Problem
Dangerous diet pills
Other Names:
Harmful weight-loss medications Incidence:
Two commonly prescribed weight-loss medications are fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine. They are neurotoxins which destroy the nerve cells in the brain which produce serotonin, a brain chemical responsible for subtle enhancements of well-being and also influencing appetite. The risk of these drugs producing disabling and potentially lethal primary pulmonary hypertension as a side effect is increased at least 30 times over the normal rate (2 in 1 million persons).
Reduces:
Obesity Values:
DangerousHarmLossOverweight Subject(s):
Health Care → Nutrition??Health Care → Pharmacy??
Research, Standards → Measurement??
Societal Problems → Hazards??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
30.09.2019 – 18:14 CEST