Goodbye Meridia

[HaloKing]

http://www.abbott.com/global/url/pressRelease/en_US/60.5:5/Press_Release_0908.htm

Abbott to Voluntarily Withdraw Meridia® (Sibutramine) in the U.S.

... it was my understanding that Meridia was the only approved "long term" weight loss option (2 years vs. 12 weeks...)

 

[PharMed2016]

Just saw the FDA update.

 

[KARM12]

Abbott is having a rough time...Similac, Meridia..

 

[apteryx]

lolfatpeople

Oh whatever will fat people do now?! I know, I know, their disgusting ingestion fuels our retail profession here in the US, but still.

 

[tungsten87]

lolfatpeople

Oh whatever will fat people do now?! I know, I know, their disgusting ingestion fuels our retail profession here in the US, but still.

hmmm, i wonder what percent of scripts are for dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and prothrombotic/proinflammatory conditions.

 

[apteryx]

Judging by the top 100, the fatties are doing corporate pharma well.

 

[MindOverMatter]

Was this drug even really that popular? I hardly ever saw it prescribed.

 

[HaloKing]

Was this drug even really that popular? I hardly ever saw it prescribed.

one of my pharmacist buddies just started taking it.. but other than that i'm not sure... i was going to say its time to buy stock in the treadmill industry, but i know better... haha

 

[rph3664]

Was this drug even really that popular? I hardly ever saw it prescribed.

When it first came out, some people came in with a prescription and one of those "get X capsules free" cards, and rarely refilled it, especially when they found out how much it cost. As most of you know, insurance rarely pays for weight loss drugs.

 

[rxlea]

hmmm, i wonder what percent of scripts are for dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and prothrombotic/proinflammatory conditions.

A little metabolic syndrome going around hmmm? 🙄