Weight Loss Drug Meridia Yanked from Market
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Weight Loss Drug Meridia Yanked from Market
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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Stroke, Thrombotic Event, Weight Loss, Drug
Most Recently Shared on October 31, 2010 at 1:00 am By:
Weight loss drug is taken off the market seeing an increase risk of heart attacks and strokes in people who use the drug. http://ow.ly/31gvE
Another --Oops-- for the FDA: Meridia Yanked Off the Market 8 Years Too Late by Sylvia Anderson - Weight Control - InsidersHealth.com
insidershealth.com — “An InsidersHealth.com article regarding weight control - Another --Oops-- for the FDA: Meridia Yanked Off the Market 8 Years Too Late by Sylvia Anderson. In 1997, the FDA approved Meridia, a dangerous weight-loss drug targeted towards people struggling with obesity. A few weeks ago, 13 years after initial approval, the FDA did an “about face” and recommended it be pulled off the market. Abbot Laboratories, the makers of the drug, complied – but not before they got their 2 cents” View full resource at insidershealth.com
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Diet pill Meridia is pulled because of increased heart risks - Related Stories - AAP SmartBrief
smartbrief.com — “Abbott Laboratories is voluntarily removing Meridia from the domestic market after the FDA found that the weight-loss drug is associated with a 16% increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. "Physicians are advised to stop prescribing Meridia to their patients, pharmacists are advised to st” View full resource at smartbrief.com
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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market Health News on MedicineNet.com
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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. 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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Weight-loss drug withdrawal latest blow to obesity fight
washingtonpost.com — “The withdrawal of the diet drug Meridia on Friday marks the latest setback in the long, frustrating quest for a pharmaceutical solution to the nation's obesity epidemic.” View full resource at washingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on October 9, 2010 at 7:23 am By:
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Weight-loss drug withdrawal latest blow to obesity fight
washingtonpost.com — “Popular weight-loss drug pulled from the market because of concerns about risk it causes heart attacks and strokes.” View full resource at washingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on October 9, 2010 at 1:20 am By:
Dr Timothy Harlan - DrGourmet Doctor, Internist, and Physician
What a BS title. Meridia offered so little help to begin with. Weight-loss drug withdrawal latest blow to obesity fight http://ow.ly/2RjK7
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Dr. Sinatra Meridia Withdrawal and Diet Solutions from Dr. Stephen Sinatra
drsinatra.com — “The Meridia withdrawal has left many patients in the lurch. Get healthy weight-loss advice from Dr. Stephen Sinatra.” View full resource at drsinatra.com
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Dr. Stephen Sinatra Internist, Cardiologist, Nutritionist, Physician, and Doctor
I'm glad weight-loss drug Meridia is being pulled from the market - here's why http://ow.ly/2QOoj #meridia #health
Weight loss drug Meridia pulled from market - QualityPoint Technologies
qualitypointtech.net — “The weight loss drug Meridia is being pulled off the market in both Canada and the U.S., because of worries about the drug's links to side effects such as heart attacks and strokes. (Source: CTV Health)MedWorm Message: Register forMedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising.” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net
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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market - Drugs.com MedNews
drugs.com — “The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday.” View full resource at drugs.com
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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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FDA Yanks Meridia — And Finds It In A Supplement - Matthew Herper - The Medicine Show - Forbes
blogs.forbes.com — “After years of controversy, the Food and Drug Administration has asked Abbott Laboratories to yank the weight loss drug Meridia, generically known as sibutramine, from the market as a result of a large clinical trial that found the drug increased the rate of heart attack and stroke in patients at [...]” View full resource at blogs.forbes.com
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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
Most Recently Shared on October 8, 2010 at 4:41 pm By:
James Beckerman, MD Cardiologist, Physician, Doctor, and Internist
Glad I was able to add this important information before we go to publication! http://bit.ly/d1vJMZ #sibutramine
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