Meridia (sibutramine hydrochloride): Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review

by FDA on November 20, 2009

in MedWatch

FDA is reviewing preliminary data from a recent study suggesting that patients using sibutramine have a higher number of cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke, resuscitated cardiac arrest, or death) than patients using a placebo.

This is a summary of an alert issued by MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program. The link below will take you to the original notice.

View Full Details Of The Original MedWatch Notice Here.

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