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Meridia is the brand name of the popular prescription diet drug
sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate, which is manufactured by
Abbott Laboratories. Meridia is administered orally in capsules,
and is the first serotonin reuptake inhibitor used for the treatment
of obesity.
Public Citizen petitions the FDA to recall Meridia- March
19, 2002
Despite the FDA's approval, there have been hundreds of serious
Meridia side effects reported to the FDA, including 29 deaths.
Prior to approval, when asked if the benefits of sibutramine outweighed
the risks, the FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory
Committee voted 5 to 4 against Meridia's approval. Since 1996,
the Health Research Group of Public Citizen has petitioned for
the removal of four other drugs previously approved by the FDA.
Three of the drugs are now banned, and the fourth is severely
restricted. Public Citizen finds Meridia to be both ineffective
and unsafe.
View
the entire Public Citizen petition.
The effectiveness of Meridia as a diet drug has also been questioned
in addition to its safety. When the FDA approved Meridia in November
1997, it stated that the average weight loss in Meridia patients
over the course of one year was only 6 1/2 pounds over the placebo
group.
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February 1998 to September 2001 - The FDA receives 397 reports
of serious adverse reactions to Meridia, including 152 hospitalizations
and 29 deaths.
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