Redotex ingestions reported to Texas poison centers

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 789-791

  Forrester, Mathias B ^a  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexico; outcome; poison control center; Redotex

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; REDOTEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; MEXICO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77955939795     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110363442     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Cantrell L., Ross J., Clark R. Redotex revisited - intentional overdose with an illegal weight loss product. Clin Toxicol 2009 ; 47: 753-754.
2. Associated Press. Americans heading to Mexico for diet drugs. Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 5 November, 2001. http://www.caller2.com/2001/november/05/ today/texasnew/16907.html (accessed 25 August 2009.
3. Reinhold R. US officials trying to end flow of an illegal diet pill from Mexico. The New York Times, 19 February 1987. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/19/ us/us-officials-trying-to-end-flow-of-an-illegal-diet-pill-from-mexico.html (accessed 22 August 2009 ).
4. Blanck HM, Serdula MK, Gillespie C., Galuska DA, Sharpe PA, Conway JM, et al. Use of nonprescription dietary supplements for weight loss is common among Americans. J Am Dietetic Assoc 2007 ; 107: 441-447.