Abstract:Within the past 20 years, the global pandemic of obesity and associated life-threatening comorbidities significantly promoted the development and intervention of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy. Sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate, formerly sold under the brand name Meridia and Reductil among others, is an anti-obesity, selective serotonin, and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor drug that suppresses appetite and reduces body weight in conjunction with lifestyle modifications. However, since 2010, it has been dis… Show more
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