Abbott Pulling Diet Drug Meridia (Sibutramine) From US Market

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Abbott Pulling Diet Drug Meridia (Sibutramine) From US Market

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Abbott Pulls Meridia Weight Loss Drug on Fatal Heart Attack Concerns | All247News

all247news.com — “Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) announced Friday that it is pulling its weight loss drug Meridia (sibutramine) from the U.S. market. The company's decision is in line with a request from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which cited studies linking the drug with increased risks of heart disease.View full resource at all247news.com

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Abbott Pulls Meridia Weight Loss Drug on Fatal Heart Attack Concerns http://bit.ly/b4pPGq

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Obesity/diet pill Meridia pulled from shelves » Health Jackal

healthjackal.com — “Abbott Laboratories (ABT) agreed to pull its 13-year-old diet pill/obesity drug Meridia, (sibutramine) from the U.S. market at the request of the Food and DrugView full resource at healthjackal.com

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Obesity/diet pill Meridia pulled from shelves http://bit.ly/b8nmGM

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U.S. pulls Abbott's Meridia diet drug off market | Reuters

reuters.com — “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories' has pulled its controversial diet drug, Meridia, off the U.S. market after regulators said it was too dangerous, making it the latest casualty in the troubledView full resource at reuters.com

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News: US #health officials pull Abbott's Meridia (sibutramine) diet drug off market http://reut.rs/dntINX - #pharma

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Meridia: Diet Pill Meridia Pulled From Market Over Increased Heart Attack and Stroke Risk - ktla.com

ktla.com — “WASHINGTON -- Abbott Laboratories says it is withdrawing its diet pill Meridia in the U.S. and Canada, almost a year after studies showed the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease.View full resource at ktla.com

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Abbott pulls Meridia in multiple markets - FiercePharma

fiercepharma.com — “At the request of the FDA, Abbott Laboratories is voluntarily withdrawing Meridia (sibutramine) from the U.S. market following concerns that the drug may increase risk of serious cardiovascular... Read more...View full resource at fiercepharma.com

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Medical News: Abbott Pulls Meridia from Market - in Product Alert, Prescriptions from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “The maker of the obesity drug sibutramine (Meridia) has voluntarily agreed to remove it from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of stroke and MI, the FDA announced.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Abbott Pulls Meridia from Market http://bit.ly/cpTjQ3 Is it my imagination or are there more drugs being pulled from the market these days?

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Weight loss drug pulled from market – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com — “Abbott Laboratories has agreed to take its obesity drug Meridia (sibutramine) off the market, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The company voluntarily withdrew the drug because clinical trial studies showed there was an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in people ...View full resource at pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com

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Glad I was able to add this important information before we go to publication! http://bit.ly/d1vJMZ #sibutramine

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