SMOOTH CONTOURS AMINOPHYLLINE .5% CREAM SOLD IN NUTRI/SYSTEM
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
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SMOOTH CONTOURS AMINOPHYLLINE .5% CREAM SOLD IN NUTRI/SYSTEM weight loss centers beginning the week of Jan. 3, distributor Heico Cosmetics announced Jan. 6. Nutri/System has 700 to 800 centers nationwide. Heico, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Heico Acquisitions which owns Nutri/System, purchased the distribution rights to the cream from Marina del Rey, CA-based Smooth Contours, Inc. Smooth Contours is headed and owned by Bruce Frome, PhD, MD. The "cosmetic" cream, developed by Frank Greenway, MD, and George Bray, MD, "gives thighs a smooth appearance," Heico stated. FDA said that it is "watching" the product because of the presence of aminophylline, a prescription asthma medication.