Thailand’s Health Ministry Lists Weight Loss Drug “Sibutramine” as Narcotic for Public Safety
An imprisonment of four to 20 years and a fine of 400,000 to two million baht will be given to those selling sibutramine
BANGKOK – Ministry of Public Health Thursday upgraded sibutramine (formerly sold under the brand name Meridia) to a psychotropic substance in a bid to prevent use of the appetite suppressant as a pharmacological ingredient in weight loss products for public safety. The move came after a March 28 incident in which Pimonwan Mon-ing, 31, […]
