Business ProfileforThe HCG Institute
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"The HCG Institute serves patients nationwide with hcg injections. We are are available to help people lose weight with prescription grade hCG injections and vitamin B12 shots."
"Medical weight loss with HCG has proven to be a safe and effective method for shedding pounds and inches when used together with a low calorie diet."
"Our patients are averaging one pound per day with our hCG injections, Lipotropic and B12 shots. The unique menu plan will make dieting fast, effective and losing weight is easy with The HCG Institute."
BBB requested the business substantiate the claims per standards outlined in BBB's Code of Advertising (Section 34, Claimed Results). Claims relating to performance, energy savings, safety, efficacy or results for a product or service should be based on recent and competent testing or other objective data. Advertisers should be prepared to substantiate such claims.
The business did not respond to BBB's challenge of the claims and continues to advertise the HCG product for sale on its website.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the sale of HCG injections for weight loss is unapproved and prohibited. Additionally, BBB was unable to verify that the company is registered with the FDA as an approved drug establishment or with the Florida Board of Pharmacy as a licensed pharmacy. A company is required to register with the FDA and obtain a pharmaceutical license in order to sell drugs.
The Business respond and stated:
All patients of The HCG Institute are aware of the off label use of hCG for weight loss as can be verified by their hCG consent forms. This disclosure is reviewed, discussed and signed before any treatment is rendered and any additional questions subsequently can be answered by the physician during the consultation. As such The HCG Institute has no advertising issues as the American Medical Association (AMA) endorses the use of off label prescribing.
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- Location of This Business
- 8870 N Himes Ave Ste 525, Tampa, FL 33614-1627
- BBB File Opened:
- 12/5/2011
- Contact Information
Principal
- Ms. Erica Goodman
Customer Contact
- Ms. Erica Goodman
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