title: Appetoff: another diet fad.
abstract: Appetoff diet patches were diet aids introduced to the public in 1987 and removed from the market in 1988 by the FDA for reasons of fraud. The ingredients were supposedly homeopathic concentrations of plant and mineral products. Although 91.6% of persons in this study who used the product for at least 1 week reported weight loss and mild side effects, no active ingredients could be detected by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Indiana Poison Center, Indianapolis 46206.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Beckerich
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006705:Homeopathy; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000009:adverse effects; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D008903:Minerals; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs