Is Fastin a Good Fat Burner?

Fastin claims to be a “novel stimulant formulation”? What does that mean??? When I googled “Fastin”, the first link that comes up is from drugs.com. Fastin used to be a  generic grade Phentermine. But Fastin, as Phentermine, stopped being manufactured. The name Fastin was recently purchased by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals.

The Fastin site does a stellar job at making you believe that you are getting a drug that is a generic Phentermine. They toss the name Phentermine all over the place.

If you read the fine print on their site you get a small glimpse of what Fastin really is – “Fastin™ was previously marketed as a pharmaceutical weight loss aid. Hi-Tech has since acquired the trademark rights to Fastin™ and now this powerful weight loss stimulant is available as an over the counter (OTC) dietary supplement without a prescription.”

Fastin really is a ‘novelty stimulant’.  It contains some mild stimulants and PEA. It does not contain any clinically proven or tested weight loss ingredients that come close the Phentermine or the origninal Fastin marketed by King Pharmaceuticals.

There are a lot of weight loss products with a similar ingredient profile and they don’t try to deceive you or charge you $90 for a “novel” herbal supplement.

Take a look at these quotes pulled from their site:

• “Fastin was based on a drug called Phentermine”
• “Consumer Warning: Only accept authentic Fastin manufactured by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals.”
• ” Fastin is Protected by US patent # 20060204599.”

Guess what you will find if you go to the USPTO website and search for their patent?? Absolutely Nothing.

What about the company that makes Fastin?

For more about Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, you can read about their Federal Indictment for their involvement “relating to a scheme to sell adulterated and unapproved drugs over the internet.” http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/wheatIndict.htm.

In regards to the case I found this:

United States Attorney David E. Nahmias said of the pleas,

“These defendants set up an offshore manufacturing facility where, in unsanitary conditions, they reproduced leading pharmaceutical products for importation into the United States, all without FDA approval or licensing from the rightful patent holders. Their motive in flouting the law, violating patents and exposing their customers to unknown health risks was greed, pure and simple. I commend the FDA and the DEA for their thorough investigation in this case. The Department of Justice and these agencies will continue to work hard to protect American consumers from such fraudsters.”

FDA Office of Criminal Investigations Special Agent In Charge David Bourne said,

“As in this conviction, the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations actively pursues those who deceive the public by manufacturing and selling unapproved and unregulated medications which may pose risks to the health of consumers. We are committed to investigating and preventing those who use trickery and deceit to illegally and unscrupulously sell medications over the internet at the expense of the public health.”

Fastin Conclusion

Phentermine requires a prescription. Fastin does not.

Phentermine was clinically proven for weight loss. Fastin? Nothing of the sort.

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals purchased the name Fastin because it carried some credability. Not any longer. There is nothing similar between the old Fastin and Hi-Tech’s new Fastin.

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