Meridia Panel Split on Ban
Meridia Panel Split. Eight members of a Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee have called for Meridia to be pulled from US market. Six others on the 16-member panel favored restrictions on prescribing the weight loss drug, while the remaining two members voted to add a new black box warning to the Meridia label … [Read more...] about Meridia Panel Split on Ban
Meridia Label Changes
Meridia Label Changes. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today informed healthcare professionals that it had requested and Abbot Laboratories has agreed to add a new contraindication to the label of the weight loss drug, Meridia. The contraindication will state that Meridia is not to be used in patients with a history of … [Read more...] about Meridia Label Changes
Meridia Ban
Meridia May Cause Heart Attacks And Strokes. Public Citizen Ban Meridia, a weight loss drug marketed by Abbot Laboratories, should be banned by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) immediately, according to the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. In a press release announcing that it has filed its second petition with … [Read more...] about Meridia Ban
Acomplia a Loser for Sanofi-Aventis
Weight-Loss Drug Acomplia Adverse Reactions. Five lives have been claimed and 720 adverse drug reactions have occurred in Britain since the launch of France’s Sanofi-Aventis SA's weight-loss drug, Acomplia, two years ago; this, according to a posting on the United Kingdom’s drug regulator’s Website this week. Acomplia—known … [Read more...] about Acomplia a Loser for Sanofi-Aventis
Woman Sues Maker Of Metabolife
Makers Of Metabolife Face Lawsuit. A Houston woman resumed her legal battle against the makers of the weight-loss drug ‘Metabolife’ Tuesday. Rhea McCallister said she was taking the supplement when she suffered a stroke. She believes the drug contributed to her ill condition. The 34-year-old woman claimed she became so sick … [Read more...] about Woman Sues Maker Of Metabolife
Tightening of Lid On Ephedrine
Weight-Loss Drug Ephedrine. The family of fallen Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler headed home to Oregon yesterday, but questions remain about what to do about the weight-loss drug that may have contributed to his death. Major League Baseball is expected to make another push to place ephedrine on the list of restricted substances … [Read more...] about Tightening of Lid On Ephedrine
Drug Probably Had Role In Pitcher’s Death
Weight-Loss Drug Contributed To The Death Of Bechler. A weight-loss drug banned by many sports leagues but not major league baseball probably contributed to the heatstroke death of Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Steve Bechler, a medical examiner said today. Bechler, 23, had been taking Xenadrine, an over-the-counter drug … [Read more...] about Drug Probably Had Role In Pitcher’s Death
