Meridia-Generic, Sibutramine hcl.Capsules
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Sibutramine hcl. (generic MERIDIA)
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Patient Education - English
- Generic Name: sibutramine
- Pronounced: si BUE tra meen
- Brand Name: Meridia
What is the most important information I should know about sibutramine?
Do not use sibutramine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the last 14 days. Serious, life threatening side effects can occur if you use sibutramine before the MAO inhibitor has cleared from your body.
You should not take sibutramine if you are allergic to it, or if you have severe or uncontrolled high blood pressure, an eating disorder (anorexia or bulimia), if you are taking stimulant diet pills, or if you have a history of coronary artery disease, stroke, or heart disease.
Before taking sibutramine, tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, high blood pressure, liver or kidney disease, depression, underactive thyroid, seizures, a bleeding disorder, a history of gallstones, or if you are older than 65 or younger than 16.
Tell your doctor about all prescription and over-the-counter medications you use, especially antidepressants, cold or allergy medication, narcotic pain medicine, or migraine headache medicines.
Tell your doctor if you do not lose at least 4 pounds after taking the medication for 4 weeks along with a low calorie diet.
What is sibutramine?
Sibutramine affects chemicals in the brain that affect weight maintenance.
Sibutramine is used together with diet and exercise to treat obesity that may be related to diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure.
Sibutramine may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking sibutramine?
Do not use sibutramine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the last 14 days. Serious, life threatening side effects can occur if you use sibutramine before the MAO inhibitor has cleared from your body.
You should not take this medication if you are allergic to sibutramine, or if you have:
- severe or uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure);
- an eating disorder (anorexia or bulimia);
- a history of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis);
- a history of heart disease (congestive heart failure, heart rhythm disorder);
- a history of heart attack or stroke; or
- if you are taking stimulant diet pills.
If you have any of these other conditions, you may need a sibutramine dose adjustment or special tests:
- glaucoma;
- high blood pressure;
- liver disease;
- kidney disease;
- depression;
- underactive thyroid;
- epilepsy or seizure disorder;
- a bleeding or blood clotting disorder;
- a history of gallstones; or
- if you are older than 65 or younger than 16.
FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether sibutramine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using sibutramine.
It is not known whether sibutramine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Do not give this medication to anyone younger than 16 years old.
How should I take sibutramine?
Take exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Sibutramine is usually taken once daily. Follow your doctor's instructions.
Your doctor may occasionally change your dose to make sure you get the best results.
Sibutramine can be taken with or without food.
You should lose at least 4 pounds during the first 4 weeks of taking sibutramine and eating a low calorie diet. Tell your doctor if you do not lose at least 4 pounds after taking the medication for 4 weeks.
Your blood pressure and pulse will need to be checked often. Visit your doctor regularly.
Sibutramine should not be taken for longer than 2 years.
Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.
Do not share sibutramine with another person. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
Overdose symptoms may include headache, dizziness, and fast heart rate.
What should I avoid while taking sibutramine?
Sibutramine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
Do not take any other prescription or over-the-counter weight-loss products without your doctor's advice.
Avoid taking cough and cold or allergy medications while taking sibutramine.
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking sibutramine.
What are the possible side effects of sibutramine?
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using sibutramine and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
- fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeats;
- new or worsening shortness of breath;
- agitation, hallucinations, fever, tremor, overactive reflexes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of coordination, dilated pupils;
- very stiff (rigid) muscles, high fever, sweating, confusion, feeling like you might pass out;
- easy bruising or bleeding (nosebleeds, bleeding gums, or any bleeding that will not stop);
- dangerously high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, seizure);
- chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, general ill feeling; or
- sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body), problems with vision, speech, or balance.
Less serious side effects may include:
- dry mouth, upset stomach;
- changes in appetite;
- constipation, stomach pain;
- headache, back pain, joint pain;
- feeling nervous, dizzy, or depressed;
- flu symptoms, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, cough;
- warmth, redness, or tingly feeling under your skin;
- trouble sleeping (insomnia); or
- mild skin rash.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
What other drugs will affect sibutramine?
Before using sibutramine, tell your doctor if you regularly use other medicines that make you sleepy (such as cold or allergy medicine, sedatives, narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medicine for seizures, depression, or anxiety). They can add to sleepiness caused by sibutramine.
Ask your doctor before taking any decongestants, cough medicine, or other diet pills.
The following drugs can interact with sibutramine. Tell your doctor if you are using any of these:
- lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith, and others);
- tryptophan or L-tryptophan;
- ketoconazole (Nizoral);
- an antibiotic such as erythromycin (E.E.S., EryPed, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin);
- an antidepressant such as citalopram (Celexa), desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), duloxetine (Cymbalta), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem, Symbyax), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), venlafaxine (Effexor), and others;
- ergot medicine such as dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal Nasal Spray), ergonovine (Ergotrate), ergotamine (Ergomar), or methylergonovine (Methergine).
- migraine headache medicine such as sumatriptan (Imitrex) or zolmitriptan (Zomig); or
- narcotic pain medication such as fentanyl (Actiq, Duragesic, Fentora, Onsolis), meperidine (Demerol), pentazocine (Talwin).
This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with sibutramine. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over the counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.
Where can I get more information?
Your pharmacist can provide more information about sibutramine.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed
The information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. If you have questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
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Sibutramine is used for "Treating Obesity". It should be used with a reduced calorie diet. Sibutramine is a diet aid. It appears to work by regulating chemicals in the appetite center in the brain to cause a temporary reduction in hunger or craving for food.
MERIDIA®
(mer-ID-dee-uh)
(sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate) Capsules CS-IV
PATIENT
INFORMATION
Read the Patient Information that comes with MERIDIA before you start using it and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet does not take the place of talking with your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about MERIDIA?
Some people taking MERIDIA can have a large increase in blood pressure or heart rate (pulse). Do not take MERIDIA if your blood pressure is not well controlled. Contact your doctor if you experience an increase in blood pressure while taking MERIDIA.
Your doctor should check your blood pressure and heart rate before you start MERIDIA and continue checking it regularly while you are using MERIDIA. It is important to have regular check-ups while taking MERIDIA.
What is MERIDIA?
MERIDIA is a medicine that may help obese people, as determined by their doctor, lose weight and keep weight off. MERIDIA may help with weight loss because it affects areas of the brain that control hunger. You should use MERIDIA with a low calorie diet. The use of MERIDIA for more than 2 years has not been studied.
MERIDIA has not been studied in children under 16 years of age.
Who should not take MERIDIA?
Do not take MERIDIA if you:
• have uncontrolled or poorly controlled high blood pressure.
• are taking or have taken a medicine called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure if any of your medicines are MAOIs. Do not take MAOIs for at least 2 weeks before using MERIDIA. Do not take MAOIs for at least 2 weeks after stopping MERIDIA.
• have an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
• are taking weight loss medicines to control your appetite.
• are allergic to MERIDIA. The active ingredient is sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of ingredients in MERIDIA.
How should I take MERIDIA?
• Take MERIDIA exactly as prescribed. Your doctor may adjust your dose. Do not change your dose unless your doctor tells you to do so.
• You can take MERIDIA with or without food.
• If you miss a dose of MERIDIA, just skip it. Do not take an extra dose to make up for missed doses.
• If you take too much MERIDIA, call your doctor or Poison Control Center right away, or go to the emergency room.
• Tell your doctor if you do not lose at least 4 pounds in the first 4 weeks of taking MERIDIA and eating a low calorie diet. Your doctor may change your dose or stop MERIDIA. MERIDIA does not work for everyone.
What should I avoid while taking MERIDIA?
MERIDIA may not be the right medicine for you if you have certain medical conditions. Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, especially if you:
• have high blood pressure.
• have or had heart problems such as a heart attack, heart failure, chest pain or an irregular heartbeat.
• had a stroke or stroke symptoms.
• have liver or kidney problems.
• have an eye problem called glaucoma.
• have a thyroid problem (hypothyroidism).
• have or had seizures (convulsions, fits).
• have bleeding problems.
• have or had gallstones.
• have depression.
• are over age 65.
• are under age 16.
• are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. The effects of MERIDIA on your unborn baby are not known. If you can become pregnant, you should use birth control while taking MERIDIA. Tell your doctor right away if you get pregnant while
taking MERIDIA.
• are breastfeeding. It is not known if MERIDIA passes into your milk. The effects of MERIDIA on your baby are not known. You should not breastfeed while taking MERIDIA. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery or do other dangerous activities until you know how MERIDIA affects you.
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Taking MERIDIA and certain other medicines may affect each other and may cause serious and in some cases lifethreatening side effects.
Make sure you tell your doctor if you take:
• medicines called MAOIs, see "Who should not take MERIDIA?"
• other weight loss medicines
• cough and cold medicines
• migraine medicines
• depression medicines
• narcotic pain-killers
• lithium
• tryptophan
• medicines that increase bleeding
• antibiotic medicines
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them and show it to your doctor and pharmacist each time you get new medicine. They can tell you if it is okay to take MERIDIA with other medicines.
What are the possible side effects of MERIDIA?
Common side effects of MERIDIA include: dry mouth, headache, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, and constipation.
The following serious side effects have been reported with MERIDIA:
• a large increase in blood pressure or heart rate in some people. See "What is the most important information I should know about MERIDIA?"
• seizures
• bleeding
• a rare, but life-threatening problem called "serotonin syndrome." It may occur when people take drugs that affect a brain chemical called serotonin along with MERIDIA. Do not take other medicines with MERIDIA unless your doctor has told you it is okay to do so. Get medical help right away if you have any of the following symptoms especially when taking other medicines with MERIDIA:
o feel weak, restless, confused, or anxious
o lose consciousness
o have a fever, vomiting, sweating, shivering or shaking
o have a fast heartbeat
Certain weight loss medicines have been associated with a rare, but life-threatening condition that affects the blood pressure in lungs (pulmonary hypertension). Because the condition is so rare it is not known if MERIDIA may cause this disease. If you experience new or worsening shortness of breath notify your doctor immediately. Tell your doctor if you get a rash or hives while taking MERIDIA. You may be having an allergic reaction.
Tell your doctor if you get effects that bother you or that do not go away. These are not all the side effects of MERIDIA. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
In some countries MERIDIA is a controlled substance (CIV). This means that MERIDIA can be a target for people who abuse prescription medicines. Keep your MERIDIA in a safe place. Giving away MERIDIA is against the law.
How should I store MERIDIA?
• Store MERIDIA at room temperature between 59° to 86° F (15° to 30° C).
Never leave it in a hot or moist place.
• Safely throw away MERIDIA that is out of date or no longer needed.
• Keep MERIDIA and all medicines out of reach of children. If your child accidentally takes MERIDIA, call their doctor or Poison Control Center right away, or take your child to the emergency room.
General information about MERIDIA.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions other than those described in patient information leaflets. Do not use MERIDIA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give MERIDIA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them and it is against the law.
This leaflet summarizes the most important information about MERIDIA. If you would like more information, talk to your doctor. You can also ask your doctor or pharmacist for information that is written for health professionals. For more information call Abbott Laboratories at 1-800-633-9110 or visit www.Meridia.net.
What are the ingredients in MERIDIA?
Active Ingredient: sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate Inactive Ingredients: lactose monohydrate, NF; microcrystalline cellulose, NF; colloidal silicon dioxide, NF; and magnesium stearate, NF in a hard-gelatin capsule [which contains titanium dioxide, USP; gelatin; FD&C Blue No. 2 (5- and 10-mg capsules only); D&C Yellow No. 10 (5- and 15-mg capsules only), and other inactive ingredients].
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