Drug product
Asset BOLD Capsules, 500 mg, 60-count bottles, Distributed by Descor, LLC www.assetcapsules4u.com
D-1138-2016
Product summary
- Event
- Event 71187
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class I
- Quantity
- N/A
- Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1138-2016
Official wording
Reason: Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the US market for safety reasons, and phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in over-the-counter laxative products that was withdrawn from the US market due to concerns of carcinogenicity, making it an unapproved drug.
Code information: All lots
Distribution pattern: Nationwide
Derived failure modes
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Unknown
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the US market for safety reasons, and phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in over-the-counter laxative products that was withdrawn from the US market due to concerns of carcinogenicity, making it an unapproved drug.