Redotex???

I'm just wondering if anyone here has ever taken or heard of redotex? It's diet drug sold in Mexico, but is not FDA approved (as far as I know) in the US. Thanks for any info!!! Jenn

Jenn; This is a very dangerous combination drug that has been around for a long time. It includes an amphetamine, a hormone, a respiratory stimulant, a laxative and a sedative. This is a deadly combination - please stay away from it. Chelle

Hi Jenn! I found this online..it is outdated (1987)but the info scares the heck out of me! Cindy M. Feb. 6, 1987 WARNINGS AND COOPERATION ON MEXICAN DIET DRUG REDOTEX The U.S. and Mexican governments, working with the state of Texas, have issued warnings about a Mexican diet pill called Redotex, which they say is a mixture of powerful drugs that can cause psychiatric problems or death. The U.S. FDA today issued an import alert, asking customs officials to block all supplies of the drug crossing the Mexico-U.S. border. FDA's Dallas District reported that clinics in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, were selling a combination of drugs called Redotex which appears to contain a hormone used to speed metabolism, two stimulants, a laxative and the tranquilizer diazepam. Some other drugs have also been used in the clinics. FDA's Center for Drugs and Biologics found this combination to be an "irrational" one that can cause "serious and potentially fatal adverse reactions, including alteration of metabolic rate, increased heart rate, lowering or increasing of blood pressure, loss of body electrolytes and confusion and hallucinations." CDB particularly noted the danger of using the combination for self- medication. FDA's Dallas District worked with state officials, who publicized the dangers of going to the clinics or bringing the pills back to the United States for use. The state said several deaths and psychiatric conditions were under review to see if they were caused by the regimen. FDA also sought the cooperation of Mexican officials and soon received assurances that "all the obesity clinics have been closed, a warning has been issued on television and an effort is being made to have Redotex reformulated." FDA Commissioner Frank E. Young, M.D., Ph.D., responded to Dr. Mario Lieberman, General Director of Health Inputs for the Health Secretariat of Mexico, "I am certain that your appearance on (Mexican) national television contributed greatly to informing the general public of the dangers associated with this type of weight reduction treatment and consequently served as a deterrent to individuals seeking such treatment." Dr. Young also thanked Dr. Lieberman for the "actions you and the Mexican sanitary authorities have talen against the obesity operations and the distribution of Redotex.

Jenn, if it were worth the time, safe and effective, it would have been addressed by the FDA. I did a search for it and came up with one thing that definitely turned me off... http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00326.html this is OLD! I also found this... Redotex NF (Atropine) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202049.html I am sure I would NOT want to take something like that, by scanning thru the precautions and side effects, etc. It's not worth it to have to deal with the troubles IMO and could aggrevate underlying health issues. Try a search for atropine too! Linda

May I ask why you're wanting to take a diet drug? Barb H

Thanks you guys, for your quick response. I also found that article from 1987, but noticed on the ingredients, that the drug has been reformulated since then. I have not taken it and won't if it's proven unsafe. I was just hoping I could find some more updated information on it. Thanks so much! Jenn

Jenn, you just recently got banded...why are you looking into diet drugs, much less unsafe ones? Nancy 394/265/180

Actually, I asked for Phentermine for a friend who wanted some. She's not considering the band, needs to lose about 45 lbs. The Dr gave me Redotex instead. But when I got back home and started researching it I found that article from 1987. I have two bottles and was going to give her one and keep one for myself, just incase I ever felt it would help. Now, unless I find some information that tells me otherwise, I'm certainly not going to give it to my friend let alone take it myself. I would still like to know if anyone has any more recent information on it. Jenn

Jenn, Jenn, Jenn.... Never, ever get drugs for someone else. There's a name for people who do that. Nevermind that it's illegal, no matter what the drug, it could be VERY dangerous for her to take it without having seen the doctor herself. Besides, what kind of a doctor would give you two bottles of a drug that's been proven to be dangerous? Barb H

Hi Barb, I had to get back to you and let you know that I am not a drug dealer. This is not just any friend, it's my very best friend for years. Also, she has a prescription for phentermine but is going through some financial difficutlies and can't afford to buy it. I should have known not to post a question about this. I'll probably be infamously known (on this board) as the girl her peddled drugs from Mexico. I really do make wise decisions concerning my health and would NEVER take something that I did not have good research on. I would certainly not give it to my best friend (or my enemy for that matter). That's why I was asking if anyone had ever heard of it. I was just trying to get some information but ended up with a few lectures. Thanks for your input. You said nothing that I disagree with. An added note, noone has offered me any information that wasn't in reference to that FDA warning dated 1987. So I would really be interested to know if any information exists since the drug was reformulated. But since I have not been able to find any, I'm mailing the pills back to the Dr's office and asking that they refund my money. We'll see what happens..... Jenn