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sibutramine

sibutramine

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A medicine once used to help people lose weight but now banned in many countries for causing health problems
  • noun
  • /sɪˈbjuːtrəˌmiːn/
  • Specialized
: sibutramina
  • Patients in the sibutramine group on average maintained their weight for another year, with a slight upward incline in weight thereafter.
  • sibutramine and placebo
  • sibutramine group
  • sibutramine dose

Examples

  • The potential benefits from this management system could be moderated by any adverse change in blood pressure induced by sibutramine.

    Academic text (2000)
  • There was a significantly larger decrease in waist circumference and waist/hip ratio in the sibutramine group than in the placebo group (Table 3).

    Academic text (2000)
  • Participants also received 10 mg of sibutramine daily.

    Academic text (2000)
  • During the maintenance phase, those on sibutramine showed more consistent weight changes than the placebo group across centers and within each center.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Figure 2 shows the sequential weight changes seen for the sibutramine and placebo groups.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Neither the patients nor the doctors could distinguish the placebo from sibutramine capsules.

    Academic text (2000)
  • However, it is prudent to routinely monitor the blood pressure of patients receiving sibutramine so that any unusual cardiovascular response can be identified.

    Academic text (2000)
  • We did a randomized, double-blind trial to assess the usefulness of sibutramine in maintaining substantial weight loss over two years.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Patients in whom appreciable weight loss was achieved went on to the randomised phase, which was designed to assess sibutramine's ability to maintain, over the subsequent 18 months, the weight loss achieved in the open phase.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In many countries, sibutramine is banned due to safety concerns associated with its use for weight loss.

Surface Forms

sibutramine singular
sibutramines plural

Etymology

Sibutramine is a modern medicine name; the ending -amine is the same as in amphetamine, so it shows the word names a chemical drug. It was the name of a medicine used 'to lose weight' that was later removed from many markets for safety, which is why the name now usually means that banned weight-loss drug.