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Merida Faces European Ban
Jan 22, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The same day U.S. health regulators warned that Meridia (sibutramine) shouldn’t be given to patients with a history of heart problems, their...
Meridia Label Changes Announced
Jan 21, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today informed healthcare professionals that it had requested and Abbot Laboratories has agreed to add...
Meridia Faces European Scrutiny
Dec 21, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Sibutramine, the prescription diet drug sold in the U.S. as Meridia, is being reviewed in Europe because it may be associated with an increased risk...
Ban Meridia Now, Public Citizen Says
Dec 4, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Meridia, a weight loss drug marketed by Abbot Laboratories, should be banned by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) immediately, according...
Meridia May Raise Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes and Death, FDA Says
Nov 23, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Meridia, Abbott Labs' popular prescription weight loss medication, may be associated with a higher risk of heart-related side-effects,...
FDA Refuses to Ban Meridia Despite Reports of Serious Side-Effects and Deaths Linked to the Diet Drug
Aug 18, 2005 | www.Newsinferno.com
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to ban Abbott Laboratories’ prescription diet drug Meridia, despite numerous reports of...
Woman's Death Highlights Risk of Herbal Diet Products
Aug 15, 2005 | The Standard
Slimming aids containing fenfluramine were banned in the US in 1997.A 53-year-old woman has died and hundreds of others may be risking their lives by...
Five Brands of Risk
Dec 7, 2004 | Washington Post
It's been a tough couple of weeks for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and pharmaceutical companies. But it's also been difficult for the...
Concern About Drug Safety Doesn't Stop With Vioxx
Nov 22, 2004 | USA TODAY
Doctors have been taking calls from anxious patients ever since a Senate hearing on Vioxx last week at which an FDA scientist expressed concerns...
Medical Experts Weigh Safety In Using Five Drugs
Nov 19, 2004 | Knight Ridder
A day after an FDA official raised safety concerns about five widely prescribed medicines, doctors and patients had the same question: Should they...
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