The FDA should ban file prescription diet drug sibutramine (Meridia, Abbott Laboratories) because it has been linked to serious adverse events–including risk to a developing fetus and deaths, according to Public Citizen, a national consumer advocacy organization. The group recently supplemented its March 2002 petition with information about subsequently reported deaths of people using the drug.
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Abbott spokeswoman Laureen Cassidy calls Public Citizen’s supplement “irresponsible,” and says the adverse events reported are consistent with the increased risks for premature death and cardiovascular complications faced by obese patients. She adds that the drug is not indicated for use in pregnant women.
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