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According to the FDA database, since its launch in early 1998, sibutramine has now been associated with 29 deaths including 19 from cardiovascular adverse effects in people using this minimally effective drug.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628