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Meridia

Meridia is a weight-loss pill that has been found to increase blood pressure and cause heart problems including death. Meridia has now been associated with an increasing number of deaths, including deaths from adverse cardiovascular effects. The diet drug was first approved in 1997. Meridia was reviewed by the FDA and was initially shown to increase blood pressure and heart rate for many people. Meridia is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories and is sold all over the world. It is estimated that as many as nine million people worldwide have used the drug. There have been two cardiovascular deaths in Italy, and the use of Meridia there was suspended. There have also been over one hundred serious side effects reported. The number of international reports of life-threatening side effects has prompted consumer advocacy groups to pressure the FDA to consider banning Meridia from the market.