Deadly ‘fat shredder’ drug back, despite Schedule 10 ban
Four patients have died after using DNP, which was banned in 2017
The banned ‘fat shredder’ 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) is experiencing a resurgence as an illicit body building supplement, poisons specialists warn.
The yellow crystalline substance was tried in the 1930s as a weight-loss drug and subsequently banned in the US because it caused fatal hyperthermia.
