Thai Authorities Take Action Against Weight-Loss Drugs

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Action against weight-loss drugs

By Duangkamon Sajirawattanakul

The Nation

NONTHABURI: -- Following the recent death of an 18-year-old Nonthaburi schoolgirl, reportedly due to the side effects of mail-order weight-loss products, the Food and Drug Administration has been instructed to take legal action against the makers of L-Carnitine Plus+ and Paody Slim Capsule.

Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit yesterday said the girl's father asked the ministry to investigate the food supplements found in his daughter's room and that the ministry would pass the complaint to police.

The FDA will cooperate with police to bring the wrongdoers to justice, he said.

Police will be asked to arrange a press conference for the suspects, because in the past many violators simply closed their company and then opened a new one to launch another product to dupe consumers, he said.

The FDA and police indicted Advance Bio Product last December 25 over L-Carnitine Plus+, and the case was still in court, he said.

It was an unauthorised product, boasting of stimulating the body's metabolism while adding a weight-loss substance called Salbutamine that was a dangerous drug to be used under a doctor's directions only.

As for "PAODY Slim Capsule", an initial inspection didn't find an FDA registration number displayed on it and it was suspected of containing a weight-loss medicine, he said.

The failure to show an FDA number was punishable by a fine up to Bt30,000, while adding the weight-loss drug was punishable by up to two years in jail and a Bt20,000 fine and the exaggerated advertising by up to three years in jail and/or a Bt30,000 fine.

Jurin said he also urged the FDA to work with the ICT Ministry to close the websites that promoted these products.

The father said the death of his only daughter should serve as a warning to those hoping to lose pounds, especially youths, not to order such products online. Some of them might not have received a medical certificate or FDA approval and their manufacturers didn't care about consumers, he said.

He said his daughter had complained of feeling tired the night before she was found dead in the morning.

Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular.

-- The Nation 2010-06-03

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[Soutpeel]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

[shawndoc]

Anyone else laughing at those ridiculously small fines? Most of these weight loss products are extremely expensive, and have a very high mark-up for the manufacturer, a 20-30k baht fine is nothing.

[Ulysses G.]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand

This probably applies to human beings in general.

[needforspeed]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

The media select this story not the Thai superfical people, and if she didn't met the requirements for being beautiful as been told by that same media, there are still family and love ones giving for her.

The ones who we actually don't give a SH*T about both of them are the people who selling and reading this as just another entertainment story.

And that is the difference between a good journalist and a creepy entertainment bloodsu#%*er.

[Motoon]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

Yes, it is very superficial and quite sad...

Anyone else laughing at those ridiculously small fines? Most of these weight loss products are extremely expensive, and have a very high mark-up for the manufacturer, a 20-30k baht fine is nothing.

Exactly, these kind of fines won't scare anyone given the huge profits that are common in this business.

[astral]

Did the autopsy show that the pills were the direct cause of her death???????????????

Why did the father have to bring the police in?

[givenall]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

People all over the world are superficial, including our sisters, mothers

[alex_aka_P]

The FDA and police indicted Advance Bio Product last December.....and the case was still in court.

Quite Thai way to handle the things.

[Moruya]

I received an SMS today advertsiing it - tells me to call a Bangkok number.

Any Thai police wishing to investigate, please PM me.

[Randee]

I received an SMS today advertsiing it - tells me to call a Bangkok number.

Any Thai police wishing to investigate, please PM me.

I think you should post the entire email here and also contact the

people/establishment who created the headline. They are

Duangkamon Sajirawattanakul @ The Nation and

Edited June 3, 2010 by Randee

[gl9999]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

Oh please! Don't criticise Thais just because you can. It's the same everywhere else. In the United States, no one gives a shit if a black or Hispanic girl dies or goes missing. But the press and everyone else goes apeshit if a pretty white girl skins a knee.

[Soutpeel]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

Oh please! Don't criticise Thais just because you can. It's the same everywhere else. In the United States, no one gives a shit if a black or Hispanic girl dies or goes missing. But the press and everyone else goes apeshit if a pretty white girl skins a knee.

I case you hadnt noticed Toto, you aint in the US anymore.... ....seeing as the story is Thailand based, perfectly valid to comment on how superfical people are in Thailand...

[gl9999]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

Oh please! Don't criticise Thais just because you can. It's the same everywhere else. In the United States, no one gives a shit if a black or Hispanic girl dies or goes missing. But the press and everyone else goes apeshit if a pretty white girl skins a knee.

I case you hadnt noticed Toto, you aint in the US anymore.... ....seeing as the story is Thailand based, perfectly valid to comment on how superfical people are in Thailand...

It's valid but then, you make it sound like only Thai people are superficial. I'm just giving you an example of people who are NOT Thai and are just as bad.

And no, I'm not from the United States.

[anotheruser]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

One could contend that if she were fat and ugly she wouldn't have died from such a thing. It was probably because she wanted to remain popular and pretty that should took such drugs.

So some new rules will go on the books be enforced for a New York minute and forgotten about shortly after.

[sukhumvitlegend]

RIP

[TheWalkingMan]

Anyone else laughing at those ridiculously small fines? Most of these weight loss products are extremely expensive, and have a very high mark-up for the manufacturer, a 20-30k baht fine is nothing.

I was thinking the samething! Get caught playing music in a bar without the proper license and risk a fine larger than the above along with possibly losing your computer and catch a beating too. Advertise some dodgy products and barely get a slap on the wrist.

TheWalkingMan

[robint]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

Oh please! Don't criticise Thais just because you can. It's the same everywhere else. In the United States, no one gives a shit if a black or Hispanic girl dies or goes missing. But the press and everyone else goes apeshit if a pretty white girl skins a knee.

ERR well unless she happens to be Jewish

[Thai at Heart]

Think this line proves how superfical people are in in Thailand...."Her story has elicited an outpouring of public sympathy because she was pretty and popular"

So if she wasnt pretty and popular, no one would give a sh*t that she had died ??,

or she wouldnt deserve public sympathy if she was fat and ugly ??

Oh please! Don't criticise Thais just because you can. It's the same everywhere else. In the United States, no one gives a shit if a black or Hispanic girl dies or goes missing. But the press and everyone else goes apeshit if a pretty white girl skins a knee.

ERR well unless she happens to be Jewish

Ooooooh. below the belt that one.

[freethefour]

Surprising to even hear about these pills. Thai women have great shape

naturally.

[ihunnieibee]

Surprising to even hear about these pills. Thai women have great shape

naturally.

That's what they want you to believe. I know plenty of Thai girls who take diet pills, laxatives, starve themselves, throw up after meals or exercise to the extreme..or a combo of all of this....

Women all around the world suffer from eating disorders and a lot of times guys are too blind to see...

[bangon04]

Anyone else laughing at those ridiculously small fines? Most of these weight loss products are extremely expensive, and have a very high mark-up for the manufacturer, a 20-30k baht fine is nothing.

I was thinking the samething! Get caught playing music in a bar without the proper license and risk a fine larger than the above along with possibly losing your computer and catch a beating too. Advertise some dodgy products and barely get a slap on the wrist.

TheWalkingMan

Two years for selling illegal drugs, but three years for exaggerated advertising. But presumably these are Thai companies, not foreigners destroying Thai youth....

Edited June 3, 2010 by bangon04

[TAWP]

Surprising to even hear about these pills. Thai women have great shape

naturally.

That's what they want you to believe. I know plenty of Thai girls who take diet pills, laxatives, starve themselves, throw up after meals or exercise to the extreme..or a combo of all of this....

Women all around the world suffer from eating disorders and a lot of times guys are too blind to see...

Indeed.

I know a lot of model-beauty girls with great shapes and most of them use coke, ice, laxatives, starve themselves, diet pills and combos of it...and most of their bf's and husbands have NO idea.