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Posted by Phillipa on October 12, 2010, at 13:38:54
The weight loss med sibtramine (meridia) was withdrawn from market today per Fda to Abbott. Phillipa
Abbott Withdraws Sibutramine From Market
Robert Lowes
October 8, 2010 Abbott Laboratories has withdrawn the obesity drug sibutramine (Meridia) from the market in light of clinical trial data pointing to an increased risk for stroke and myocardial infarction, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.
Sibutramine
The agency asked Abbott Laboratories to pull the drug from the market after it evaluated data from a postmarketing study of the drug's cardiovascular safety. The study, called the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (SCOUT), demonstrated a 16% increase in the risk for serious cardiovascular events such as nonfatal heart attack, nonfatal stroke, the need for resuscitation after the heart stopped, and death in a cohort of patients given sibutramine compared with another given a placebo.The FDA is advising physicians to stop prescribing sibutramine and for patients to stop taking it and talk to their healthcare provider about alternative weight-loss regimens.
More information about today's announcement is available on the FDA's Web site.
To report adverse events related to sibutramine, contact MedWatch, the FDA's safety information and adverse event reporting program, by telephone at 1-800-FDA-1088, by fax at 1-800-FDA-0178, online at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch, or by mail to MedWatch, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852-9787.
Posted by Maxime on October 12, 2010, at 13:38:55
In reply to Sibutramine Withdrawn from Market Per FDA(Meridia), posted by Phillipa on October 8, 2010, at 15:27:58
Hey, you beat me to the post! You are just too fast.
Posted by Phillipa on October 12, 2010, at 13:38:55
In reply to Re: Sibutramine Withdrawn from Market Per FDA(Meridia) » Phillipa, posted by Maxime on October 8, 2010, at 18:30:44
You also subscribe to newsletter? I don't even know what meridia is. Sad but true will have to google. Queen google next name. Phillipa ps Maxie maybe you can explain the med on the thread for all?
Posted by Maxime on October 12, 2010, at 13:38:55
In reply to Re: Sibutramine Withdrawn from Market Per FDA(Meridia) » Maxime, posted by Phillipa on October 8, 2010, at 21:21:58
> You also subscribe to newsletter? I don't even know what meridia is. Sad but true will have to google. Queen google next name. Phillipa ps Maxie maybe you can explain the med on the thread for all?
It was on the news tonight about Meridia. It is a popular weight loss drug. I haven't looked it up yet, but I do have a vague idea of what is is all about.
Posted by ed_uk2010 on October 12, 2010, at 13:40:16
In reply to , posted by on December 31, 1969, at 18:00:00
Sibutramine was withdrawn in the UK quite a long time ago. There's not a lot of point in losing weight if it gives you high BP and an MI.
The diabetes drug Avandia has also been withdrawn in all European countries due to its poor safety profile. The FDA seem to think it's still OK for Americans though :)
Posted by Phillipa on October 12, 2010, at 13:40:16
In reply to Yep, and Avandia withdrawn in Europe, posted by ed_uk2010 on October 9, 2010, at 10:09:49
Trying to kill us off with the health reform :) PJxx
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