October 08, 2010 – Today, we learn that Abbott Laboratories and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients about the voluntary market withdrawal of Sibutramine [Meridia], an obesity drug, from the U.S. market because of clinical trial data indicating an increased …

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July 11, 2010 – Do the people behind such products at all know what they do? On July 08, 2010, the FDA has issued the following warning concerning the Que She Herbal Supplement and its Undeclared Drug Ingredients: AUDIENCE: Consumer, …

Que She Herbal Supplement Has It All: Undeclared Drug Ingredients Fenfluramine, Propranolol, Sibutramine, Ephedrine Read more »

April 11, 2010 – FDA is alerting healthcare professionals that Sibutramine [Meridia] is contraindicated in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease because the drug increases their risk of heart attack and stroke. Sibutramine [Meridia] is used to manage obesity. …

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