Meridia Diet Medication
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Sold Under Brand Name: Meridia
sibutramine (oral diet medication)
Generic Meridia is Pronounced as: sih BYOO tra meen
About: Meridia is a weight loss DIET medication which affects chemicals in
the body that are related to healthy weight maintenance.
One of many available online weight loss prescription drugs, it is an appetite suppressant sold in more than 71 countries. Also available for sale as Generic Meridia.
Meridia®
Sibutramine (Meridia) is a member of one of the latest classes of appetite suppressants. It works on the brain’s appetite center, making it think the stomach has become full, by raising levels of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter in the brain. In clinical studies involving 6,000 obese people, sibutramine caused an average 5 percent to 10 percent weight loss at the end of one year. People who have a history of stroke, heart disease, congestive heart failure or uncontrolled high blood pressure should not use sibutramine. Although this drug was not associated with heart-valve abnormalities, it can cause significant increases in blood pressure in some people. The meridia drug manufacturer, Knoll Pharmaceutical Co., urges doctors to carefully monitor the blood pressure of all patients taking meridia - sibutramine.