Contraindications

Reductil should not be prescribed in the following cases:

1. Patients who are hypersensitive or allergic to sibutramine or the ingredients of the capsule. The capsule contains lactose, therefore Reductil is not suitable for patients with galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or patients with galactose malabsorbtion.
   
   
2. Patients who are obese due to reasons other than dietary intake, such as hypothyroidism.
   
   
3. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding.
   
   
4. Patients who have a history of eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
   
   
5. Patients with psychiatric illness, such as depression or bipolar syndrome.
   
   
6. Patients with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome
   
   
7. Patients with a history of heart disease, heart failure, tachycardia, stroke, Transient Ischaemic Attack, arterial occlusive disease, cerebrovascular disease or arrhythmia.
   
   
8. Patients with blood pressure in excess of 145 / 90 mmHg.
   
   
9. Patients with severely impaired function of the liver or kidneys.
   
   
10. Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia with urinary retention.
    
    
11. Patients with phaeochromocytoma
    
    
12. Patients with narrow angle glaucoma
    
    
13. Patients who have a history of drug or alcohol abuse
    
    
14. Patients aged under 18 or over 65, as reductil has not been tested in these age groups.

This list should not be taken as complete - there may well be other contraindications to the prescription of Reductil.