Sibutramine

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Obesity

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Uses of Sibutramine

Updated: November 18, 2013

Sibutramine is used in the treatment of:

Obesity

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Sibutramine Brand Names

Sibutramine may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Meridia

Sibutramine Drug Class

Sibutramine is part of the drug class:

Centrally acting antiobesity products

Sibutramine Interactions

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

ALMOTRIPTAN/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
CITALOPRAM/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
DESVENLAFAXINE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
ELETRIPTAN/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
ERGOT/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
FLUOXETINE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
FROVATRIPTAN/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
ISOCARBOXAZID/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
LINEZOLID/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
NARATRIPTAN HYDROCHLORIDE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
NEFAZODONE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
PAROXETINE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
PHENELZINE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
RIZATRIPTAN/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
SERTRALINE/SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE/SUMATRIPTAN
SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE/TAPENTADOL
SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE/TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE
SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE/TRANYLCYPROMINE
SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE/TRYPTOPHAN
SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE/VENLAFAXINE HYDROCHLORIDE
SIBUTRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE/ZOLMITRIPTAN

This is not a complete list of Sibutraminedrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Sibutramine and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Sibutramine falls into category C:

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication and had some babies born with problems. No well-controlled studies have been done in humans, though. Therefore, this medication may be used if the potential benefits to the mother outweigh the potential risks to the unborn child.

There are no well-controlled studies that have been done in pregnant women. Sibutramine should be used during pregnancy only if the possible benefit outweighs the possible risk to the unborn baby.

No studies have been done in animals, and no well-controlled studies have been done in pregnant women. Sibutramine should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.