Contraindications and Cautions for Treatment with Sibutramine
Oct 22, 2007
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Contraindications:

-Anorexia nervosa
-Hypersensitivity to sibutramine or any ingredients
-Patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors
-Patients taking other centrally acting appetite suppressants
-Patients taking other serotoninergic drugs
-Coronary heart disease
Congestive heart failure
-Stroke
-Arrhythmia
-Uncontrolled hypertension
-Severe hepatic or renal disease
-Pregnancy or lactation

Use with Caution:

-Age <18 or >65
-History of seizures
-Patients taking other drugs that may raise blood pressure (decongestants)
-Patients taking other centrally acting drugs