There are many prescription weight loss medications available that can help obese individuals lose weight. These pills typically do not require the patient to start a General Information
Ingredients
Meridia contains the active ingredient Sibutramine. This oral anorexiant is usually available in the form of hydrochloride monohydrate salt. Up until the year 2010, the drug was prescribed to treat exogenous obesity. It has since been pulled from the market due to its association with strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular conditions.
Sibutramine is a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. This combination caused it to have severe interactions with MAOIs and drugs that inhibit CYP3A4 such as erythromycin or ketoconazole. When taken with MAOIs, Sibutramine could increase the patient’s risk of serotonin syndrome.