Sibutramin merupakan obat penekan nafsu makan yang dijual dengan merek dagang Meridia atau Reductil. Hingga tahun 2010, sibutramin dipasarkan secara luas dan diresepkan sebagai obat dalam pengobatan obesitas.[1] Mekanisme utama obat ini adalah penghambatan pengambilan kembali serotonin dan norepinefrin pada sinapsis neuron yang menghasilkan efek penurunan asupan energi dan meningkatkan rasa kenyang.[2]

Struktur kimia sibutramin

Di banyak negara, penjualan sibutramin telah dihentikan pada tahun 2010 karena penggunaannya dikaitkan dengan peningkatan kasus penyakit kardiovaskular dan strok. Beberapa negara yang menarik sibutramin dari pasar di antaranya adalah Australia,[3] Kanada,[4] Cina,[5] Uni Eropa,[6] Hong Kong,[7] India,[8] Selandia Baru,[9] Filipina,[10] Thailand,[11] Inggris,[12] dan Amerika Serikat[13]. Mulai tanggal 14 Oktober 2010, distribusi sibutramin di Indonesia telah dilarang oleh Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM).[14]

Catatan kaki sunting

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