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• Banned Meridia Found in Several Weight Loss Supplements, FDA Warns

  July 11, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA warns that some weight loss supplements include the active ingredient from Meridia, a banned substance that can cause heart attacks and strokes.

• Weight Loss Drug Heart Risks Should Be Studied Before Approval: Panel

  April 6, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A panel of outside advisors to the FDA has recommended that drug companies be required to prove that new weight...

• Despite Meridia Heart Risk, Ingredient May Remain in Unregulated Drugs

  October 15, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Some experts are warning that a recent Meridia recall may not be enough to keep the potentially dangerous weight-loss drug...

• FDA Decision to Recall Meridia Came Too Late for Some: Public Citizen

  October 11, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The prominent consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is criticizing the FDA over how long it took the federal drug regulatory...

• Meridia Recall Issued Due to Heart Attack And Stroke Risks

  October 8, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Federal regulators have decided that the weight-loss drug Meridia is too dangerous to stay on the market, due to the...

• Meridia Lawsuits

  October 1, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  The prescription weight-loss drug Meridia has been recalled due to an increased risk of serious and potentially life-threatening heart problems,...

• FDA Panel Divided on Whether to Recall Meridia

  September 16, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A panel of experts convened by the FDA were split down the middle on Wednesday when trying to decide whether...

• Recall of Meridia Will Be Debated by FDA This Week

  September 14, 2010

  Staff Writers

  This week, an independent advisory panel to the FDA will consider whether a recall of Meridia should be issued due...

• Side Effects of Meridia Increases Risk of Heart Attack: Study

  September 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A clinical study funded by Abbott Laboratories has concluded that the side effects of Meridia, a weight loss drug, may increase...

• FDA Panel to Review Side Effects of Meridia, Whether to Issue Recall

  August 9, 2010

  Staff Writers

  An FDA advisory panel will look at the side effects of Meridia, Abbott Laboratories’ weight loss drug, and recommend whether...