Side Effects of Meridia Weight Loss Pill Side effects of Meridia weight loss pill can include:
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Meridia Weight Loss PillWhat is Meridia weight loss pill? Sibutramine, marketed under the name Meridia by Abbott Laboratories, is an oral prescription medication used to manage obesity. The Meridia weight loss pill is the first orally administered serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor used to manage obesity. What side effects are associated with Meridia weight loss pill? Meridia weight loss pill is under review by the FDA after the consumer
advocacy group Public Citizen filed a petition
to the FDA for the immediate ban of Meridia weight loss pill. Public
Citizen’s action followed the 29 reports of death and hundreds
of other serious side
effects that have occurred, mainly due to heart complications.
Other side effects associated with Meridia weight loss pill include
PPH (primary pulmonary hypertension), stroke, seizures, increased
blood pressure, heart disease, increased heart rate, mental impairments,
increased sweating, headaches, dry mouth, anorexia, constipation,
and insomnia. Why did the Public Citizen request Meridia weight loss pill be immediately banned? Public Citizen is a consumer advocacy group that works to ban or re-label unsafe or ineffective drugs. The group finds that Meridia weight loss pills have more risk than benefits, calling Meridia “unacceptably dangerous”. Since 1996, Public Citizen has petitioned four other drugs that the group feels have the same characteristics of risk that Meridia weight loss pill has. Three of the petitioned drugs did end up being banned and the other one was put on the severely restricted list. How is Meridia weight loss pill any different than Fen Phen and Redux, the previously banned diet drugs? Meridia weight loss pill differs from Fen Phen and Redux because it slows the body’s dissipation of the serotonin it naturally produces instead of fooling patients into feeling full by boosting production of serotonin. Meridia weight loss pill has been associated to instances of PPH (primary pulmonary hypertension), the same dangerous condition that resulted in the deaths of many Fen Phen and Redux users. Although the FDA said Meridia did not appear to pose the risk of heart valve damage as Fen Phen and Redux, the 29 deaths that have thus far been reported from the use of Meridia weight loss pill have been mainly attributed to heart complications. Why has Meridia weight loss pill been controversial from the start? Meridia weight loss pill was FDA approved despite the FDA’s own advisory board voting against its approval 5-4. The FDA said that it was only “moderately effective” at helping patients lose weight, and the FDA advised that anyone with poorly controlled hypertension, heart disease, or irregular heartbeat or who has survived a stroke should not use the drug. Public Citizen thinks Meridia weight loss pill was not studied for a long enough period of time to properly assess the serious side effects associated to the diet drug. In just one year, there were nearly 20 million patients in the U.S. that took at least one of the five drugs that were withdrawn. Drugs are studied only in selected populations for limited periods prior to approval. What are my legal rights regarding Meridia weight loss pill? There have been at least 29 deaths associated to Meridia weight loss pill. Less than 10% of all adverse drug reactions are estimated to be reported to the FDA’s Medwatch. How do I find a Meridia weight loss pill lawyer? If you are interested in learning more about your legal rights for the life threatening side effects of Meridia weight loss pill that have resulted please CONTACT US.
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