the Bodygoal, a dietary supplement from the Bodysherry brand, sold on the internet, may cause undesirable effects. Also, the Medicines Agency (ANSM) announces suspend its marketing. In a press release published on August 24, the agency explains that it was informed by an Anti-Poison and Toxicovigilance center of adverse effects in a person who purchased this food supplement of plant origin on the Internet. “Reported side effects were abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, fever, anxiety attacks, dizziness and hallucinations.”
The problem is that after analyzing the capsules by the Lariboisière (Paris) toxicology laboratory, it appears that these contain sibutramine, a dangerous substance that has been banned in France since 2010! Prior to this period, the substance in question was marketed as Sibutral, as a treatment for obesity. However, during this period, a large number of adverse effects, particularly cardiovascular, had been reported. The analysis of the benefit/risk ratio carried out by the European Medicines Agency had thus led to the suspension of its marketing authorization (AMM).
“If you have purchased this product, we ask that you do not use it”, insist the health authorities. And the ANSM emphasizes that “only the circuit of community pharmacies and their websites authorized for the online sale of medicines, regularly checked by the health authorities, provide guarantees on the quality, effectiveness and safety. drugs purchased.”
Clearly, it is so strongly not recommended to buy medicines outside pharmacies or their websites authorized for the online sale of medicines.
The list of websites of pharmacies that can sell medicines online is available on the website of the Council of the National Order of Pharmacists.
Food supplements are not trivial products
Food supplements are very popular and appreciated for their natural side. “After all, they are only plants” says the consumer. Yes but no. In 2019, the Academy of Pharmacy issued a warning that “food supplements are not trivial products“. She alerted in particular to those used as laxatives because of their composition, thehe active ingredients can be powerful and irritating to the digestive tract.
And also, here is the address for report an adverse reaction.
Source: ANSM suspends the marketing of the Bodygoal product sold on the internet, 08/24/2022.
