Meridia Weight Loss Pill
Frequently Asked Questions
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Meridia weight loss pill (sibutramine) is an oral prescription medication
that is used to manage obesity through weight loss and the maintenance
of weight loss. Meridia weight loss pill is the first orally administered
serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) that has been
used for the management of obesity.
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Meridia weight loss pill is supposed to aid weight loss by
affecting appetite control centers in the brain to reduce food intake
by increasing satiety.
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Meridia weight loss pill is under FDA review in response
to the petition filed by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen
to immediately ban the sales of sibutramine. This action was prompted
by the 29 deaths and hundreds of serious Meridia side effects that
have been reported. The side effects that Meridia weight loss pills
have been associated to are serious and deadly. In Meridia’s
patient information it warns patients about primary pulmonary hypertension
(PPH), which is a rare and sometimes fatal disease. PPH causes high
blood pressure in the lungs that leads to a feeling of constant
breathlessness with minimal exertion, fatigue, dizzy spells, fainting,
and chest pain, and there is no known cause of PPH.
Cardiac valve dysfunction, or heart valve disease may also be a
Meridia side effect risk. Heart valve disease causes the valves
in the heart to allow blood flow backwards through them. The most
common Meridia side effects include, headache, dry mouth, anorexia,
constipation, insomnia, increase in blood pressure, increase in
heart rate, mental impairments, heart disease, stroke, seizures,
and increased sweating.
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Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen submitted a petition to the
FDA on March 19, 2002. The request comes after the 29 deaths and
hundreds of serious Meridia side effects that have been reported
which have led Public Citizen to find the risks of Meridia weight
loss pill to outweigh the benefits. The FDA first approved Meridia
despite their advisory board voting against the weight loss pill.
Public Citizen also thinks that the FDA must raise the standard
for approval of weight loss pills and require drug makers to show
an actual health benefit instead of relying on short-term studies.
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Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization
founded by Ralph Nader in 1971 to represent consumer interests in
Congress, the executive branch and the courts. So far, Public Citizen
has petitioned for the removal of four other FDA approved drugs
since 1996 and three of the drugs ended up being banned and one
severely restricted. Public Citizen finds the Meridia side effects
to be just as dangerous to individuals.
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The FDA will now be considering Public Citizen’s petition and
determine if the Meridia side effects are acceptable or if the safety
issues outweigh the benefits. There is a Europe wide investigation
on the safety of Meridia weight loss pill, and most recently and
investigation in Canada has also been launched.
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Anyone who has taken Meridia weight loss pill and has suffered the
adverse health effects associated to the weight loss pill please
contact
us.
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Most cases involving a prescription drug, such as Meridia weight
loss pill, that have dangerous side effects undisclosed will claim
for negligence. Other claims may include strict liability for a
defective product or for failure to warn, a breach of express warranty,
or a breach of implied warranty and unjust enrichment. If you would
like to speak to an expert Meridian attorney, contact
us.
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At the end of March lawsuits on behalf of the Meridia patients were
filed alleging the defendants, Abbott Laboratories, knew or should
have known the risk of death and serious Meridia side effects. The
lawsuit also alleges that Abbott failed to provide adequate warnings
to physicians, the medical community, and patients regarding Meridia.
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Contact us to speak with an expert Meridia attorney. Our firm is
dedicated to ensuring each individual’s rights and will seek
the proper compensation for any suffering and pain caused.
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