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Prescription diet drug raises risk of heart attack, stroke

Sibutramine, which alters brain chemicals to suppress appetite, carries risks for users with a history of cardiovascular disease. One doctor says it should be pulled off shelves. The prescription diet drug sibutramine, sold under the brand name Meridia, should be taken off the market because it raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes in some patients, the editor of the New England Journal ...

Diet drug could be pulled from market

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The diet drug, Meridia, already comes with warnings that it should not be used by people who have a history of heart disease or with uncontrolled high blood pressure.

Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the risk of death in patients with a history of heart problems.

Medical Journal Says Diet Pill Meridia Is 'Flawed'

Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.

FDA urged to pull diet drug from shelves

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being urged to take a diet drug off the market because it allegedly raises the risk of heart attack, officials said. Food and Drug Administration - United States - Heart disease - Health - Myocardial infarction