WASHINGTON, D.C. — (AP) Abbott Laboratories said Friday it will withdraw its diet pill Meridia in the U.S. and Canada, after coming under pressure from health regulators who say the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) For the second time in five years, public health advocates are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban a fat-blocking drug sold over-the counter and via prescription, pointing to new reports of kidney stones and pancreatic... Read More
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. - (Mealey's) After an unfavorable assessment by a Food and Drug Administration expert committee regarding cardiovascular risk, Abbott Laboratories on Oct. 8 agreed with an FDA request to withdraw the weight-loss drug Meridia (sibutramine... Read More