MCC bans Simply Slim diet pill
Last updated: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 PrintThe Medicines Control Council (MCC) has banned all sales of the controversial diet pill Simply Slim, Beeld newspaper reports.
According to a press release issued on Friday by Department of Health spokesperson, Fidel Hadebe, several shipments of the product tested positive for sibutramine.
Simply Slim is not registered as a medicine with the MCC and is sold as a complementary medicine by several shops, agents and even some pharmacy across South Africa.
According to the statement, the ingredient sibutramine is a Schedule 5 medication and therefore Simply Slim should be registered as medication.
Read more about the dangers of Simply Slim here.
- (Health24, February 2010)
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wonderful news- simply slim is terrible
i am so relieved and VERY VERY happy to hear this! i took simply slim for 3 days last week, and it was the worst experience i have had- the side effects were so very extreme, and the simply slim agents were not at all helpful. they actually told me i was exaggerating.
i am very greatful for a website created by a gentleman called johan, who made me realise what was going on.
SS
Ek hoor hulle het die pakkie vir $2 ingevoer? en amper al 80 miljoen gemaak...
in your face
Haa haa haa to all those that thought they could rip off the public and get away with it. Maybe if you weren' t so greedy there wouldn' t have been so much fuss. In your face Simply slim" e" !!!
Jokes on the public
The jokes is on the public. Simply Slim retails for around R600 and we (and several other pharmacies) sold many many units. I tried on several occasions to get people to try other things like just eating less and healthier and oing some exercise. However the public will always go for the easy way.
One thing though, the distributors made a sh1tload of money over the last few months.
What about the doctors
What about the doctors SS wants to take to court? SS said these doctors don' t know what they where talking about!
Doctors only have their name, that is their business, hope the take SS now to court
They will sell anything
If people can make a quick buck, they will sell snake poison and tell people it' s good for them. Might I guess that there will be a rush for the product this weekend? THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT.
Wel Done
Well done Antoinette from Beeld in her reporting. If you had side effect goto -|-//johansimplygoingslim.com and report it there for reference
Get real.....!
For everyone out there that has a negative comment about SS there is one that has a positive comment! I sold it myself and all but 1 person had no problems. The person that had side effects only has 1 kidney, hence the problems. It does not help that we all jump on the bandwagon because we are just plain lazy slobs and then get all uppity about it when it goes wrong. I also took it and lost weight and kept it off when I stopped. Get off your high horses, all you people!
Maxislim
What about Maxislim, you can buy it from Dischem pharmacies?
Simply Slim News
I am puzzled :-o ..On the 30 December 2009 , the Beeld published the following.. *I have translated it into English with the help of 1 of my good friends, a regte egte boertjie.. so I will consider this translation as accurate & sound....
" The Medicines Control Council (MCC) has, following extensive testing, discovered that Simply Slim Capsules contains NO illegal substances, such as the prescription medicines Ephedrine or SIBUTRAMINE"
And now its banned! After it was approved??? Go figure.. LOL
Comment #11
Simpy Slim works! Of course you will feel a bit off for the first three days while your body detoxes. Also, many of the people who feel bad don' t eat the whole day because it takes your appetite away! You will ill if you don' t eat the whole day! Also you are supposed to take your capsule in the morning with a glass of water. Many of the people who report feeling ill have drank their capsule with their morning coffee! Let people decide for themselves if you don' t want to take it! Lost 15kg
Pleased
I myself tried SS and was told it was safe an natural just like everyone else. I had some side effects but nothing to hectic but after a while it just started making me feel completely sick so I stopped taking it. I ate regularly and drake plenty of water! The fact is there are bad substances in SS, sibutramine, which is really bad for anyone even if you did not fell any side effects. The long term ones can be really bad. Do a search on Sibutramine and see for yourself...
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To all the people that say this pill (or at least the ones with sibutramine in them) shouldn' t be banned think about this. If your son or daughter came to you and said that they had found a product that made them loose weight and feel great and it was something that really worked...and then told you that they had started smokeing tuk once a day...what would you say? Well at least it works! I don' t think so!! These pills are bad and without proper monitoring can be extremely harmful to ur body!!!
SS
Ag nee nou gaan ek seker weer vet word, SS is die beste!!!!!
Just a Thought
Is this really true? I always question things being said on the internet by unknown people.
I couldn' t find anything on (-|-//www.MRC.ac.za/ [google search]) or on the press releases -|-//www.mrc.ac.za/pressreleases/pressreleases2009.htm.
I did however find 3 articles on beeld(Afrikaans only), which needs proper backing, with proper references. I disagree with quick fixes but I also know certain people have all sorts of symptoms all the time. I still worry, as family members takes it.
REFUNDS TO ALL!
Surely they should force Simply Slim to pay back to all of those who have bought this junk? After all they have ALL out details on record when it was bought? The goverment slipped up once again!
Refund
I have been using ss for three weeks. I lost 7kg. I excercise and eat healthy. In my second week of using ss i suddenly developed hearth pulpitations and high blood pressure. I realy wanted to continue with ss but not at the cost of my life cause i strongly believe i continue taking Simply Slim i will die of hearth failure. the hearth pulpitations is unbearable. I never had high blood pressure before. I think it is only fair that they give us at least some of our money back.
Simply slim works
I have taken Simply Slim for two months and have lost 6kg, I have not had any bad side affects apart from the dry mouth. It has given me a lot of confidence and I do eat. I eat my 3 meals a day and I am aware of the things I now put in my mouth. I don' t crave bad things that I used to. I think that the Medical Board want to take it off because eventually something has been found that they aren' t making any money from. Good luck to those who are!
I AGREE WITH JEAN, AND ANONYMOUS, REFUND US ALL
I bought SS in dec 09,i was very impressed,lost cms quickly,& no appetite.I did have a VERY LONG list of side effects.I cut down to half a capsule a day,it still worked,it was that strong.bought a 2nd box& i am convinced the ingredients were different in the 2nd box.Smell of the tablets was different,color of the powder inside the capsule was different.Had NO SIDE effects,the weightloss just stopped.Has anyone else noticed a difference?False advertising,not 100% herbal,said to contain sibutramine
SIMLY SLIM WORKS!
To all with negative comments. After trying VARIOUS products, eating less, exercise, etc. both my husband and I decided to try SIMPLY SLIM. It worked for both of us WITHOUT ANY SIDE EFFECTS. Everybody should read the pamphlet before using any medical or weight loss products. I bet everybody with complaints have some condition that would cause side effects and now blame an EXCELLENT product that WORKS! I will gladly pay anything they charge for a good product even if they imported it for 1c !!!
Simply slim
BLA-BLA, TYPICAL WITCH HUNT! I' ve been using SS for two months with NO side effects, try reading the SIMPLY SLIM MEDICAL CONDITIONS on the pamphlet before taking the product as you should with ANY MEDICINE!!!
WONDER PILL
My name is Fran, I started taking Simply slim three weeks ago and I must tell you that I’ m amazed at the way the product works. I am asthmatic, have thyroid problems and I have poly arthritis. I have never felt so good on a product like I do on Simply Slim. I disagree with the bad allegations made against this product. Other than that no coplications or symptoms. Except insomnia and dry Mouth. Please don' t take this product off the market....
This is a great product
Please, somebody is after somebody here. I did hear about a copycat product and take pains to ensure that when I buy, I buy the correct packaging - a gold foil box with a very specific hologram on the box. I have had great results on this product as despite years of healthy eating and serious excercise and weight training, i had stubborn weight and inches which would not budge. This product gave me side effects for only three days, heart palps and dry mouth only. Lost 11 kgs in 4 months.
GREAT PRODUCT
The only side effect I had, was a dry mouth which is a good thing. I drank the water as per recommendation because of this effect - and I' m not a water drinker.
The other nice ' effect' was not thinking of ' what to eat next' or ' when is it lunchtime' all the time...
FURTHER TO MY PREVIOUS REMARK...
I went for a complete yearly checkup and bloodtests were done WHILST I was taking SS. I was in good health!!
I' m having my 3 healty meals with 2 fruits every day, drinking loads of coffee (and water), and spoiling myself with a Saturday morning breakfast and Sunday lunch every week.
Simply Slim
I have read through some of the comments on this site, as well as gone back to the pamphlet SS came with, no where does it state that it could cause any problems unless you had existing problems, Yes i am grateful i lost weight, and possibly not have experienced the side effects others have, but just the mere fact that it says 100% HERBAL is a total lie! Why should i support them when they lied! Do they have any idea what they could have done! How many people they have effected with thier lies!
SS Works
The only thing i can tell you about this pill, i use to have a headache every day of my life but with SS I feel good,active and slim.No matter how much it will cost i will never stop using it instead of Duromine.
SS Works
Used it for 3 months. Lost 12 kgs. Why dont they recall cigarettes and alcohol. Kills user and others in larger numbers. Ban all junk food outlets that tempt us and get us to the fat point.Sometimes people try to upset the applecart for some acknowledgement.
Smear campaign
Maybe the opposition couldnt handle that Simply Slim was taking the market by storm and decided to get them off the market by any means possible... Afterall Business is Business and this is how its done.
ss works but they lied
I have been on ss for a few weeks and yes it really works... but why did they say that the product is MCC approved... it is not.
The amount of NON herbal chemical that is in the product is nearly double of what the human body can handle for short periods of time... and do i dare tell you that the product in simply slim is related to amphetamines..... yes thats the crap drug addicts use. I really thought i found something that would work and last.. i had some very seious side effects and ended..
continued
ended up in hospital. i think you guys need to look at it and just be careful. i would love it to have been what they said it was... HERBAL..
i agree about the whole smoking, junkfood and crap thing but as much as ppl must be careful of what they eat... fat will not effect the chemicals in your brain. there are serious long term side effects and i think you need to think about it carefully and rather wait untill the results come out. if it is good then it will be sold again.. think about that.
it will kill you if your body rejects it
Trevor
Comment #28
Used it for 3 months. Lost 12 kgs. Why dont they recall cigarettes and alcohol. Kills user and others in larger numbers. Ban all junk food outlets that tempt us and get us to the fat point.Sometimes people try to upset the applecart for some acknowledgement.
i have an answer for this - ITS CALLED SELF ONTROL!! DONT EAT ALL THE TIME AND YOU WONT GET FAT..
GROW UP PPL ALL THESE DIET DRUGS ARE DANGEROUS! ask my dad, who had a heart attack from it...
#30
Perhaps you should read the article that SS published in the Sunday Times & Tribune of Sun 31st Jan which explains the registration with the MCC very well. As for your “ NON herbal chemical” & “ amphetamines” crap are you not aware that this particular batch of SS was staged by her Lordship & her little buds? The counterfeit product that has leaked into the market tested positive for sibutramine and… . Oh… ..shock horror… … .how cleverly staged. So tell me now: who should be closed down? I repeat
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