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MIAMI — A Broward health company’s weight loss pill caught the attention of the FDA after the regulatory agency found it contained a drug that was taken off the market more than a decade ago for possibly causing severe health risks. On Wednesday, the FDA advised to not purchase or use Alfia Weight Loss Capsules that were sold online and in some retail stores. Alfia is based in Hollywood, Florida, and sells pills for weight management, vitamin boosters and weight loss, according to its website. A FDA laboratory analysis confirmed a finding of sibutramine in the weight loss pill, a controlled su......

More than 433,000 bottles of Excedrin are being recalled because of holes in the bottom of some bottles that can pose a poisoning risk to children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced last week that GSK Consumer Healthcare, a division of pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, is recalling five brands of the popular headache medication because of the packaging defects. The holes in the plastic bottles can allow the pills to slip through and harm children who swallow them. Excedrin contains aspirin and acetaminophen, which federal law requires be in child-resistant packaging. GSK in ......