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Friday, March 15, 2002 12:45 PM

Britons die after taking anti-fat drug - Your News from Ananova

 

 

> Two British patients taking a new anti-fat drug have died, the Government

has confirmed - just a week after the pills were banned in Italy amid health

fears.

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> The Department of Health says it has no plans to take the drug out of

circulation, arguing the deaths may be related to the patients' underlying

health problems.

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> Sibutramine, designed for use by obese people to suppress appetite, was

approved for use in Britain by the National Institute for Clinical

Excellence last autumn and is sold under the brand name Reductil.

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> Full story: http://www.ananova.com/yournews/story/sm_545826.html

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