Sibutramine has been presented by Abbott Laboratories under two different brand names: Meridia® in the USA, and Reductil® in Europe. When a pharmaceutical company first markets a drug, it is usually under a patent that allows only the pharmaceutical company that developed the drug to sell it. A generic drug is a drug which is produced and distributed without patent protection. Like all generics, a generic Sibutramine works on the same way as the brand name equivalents, but it is much cheaper. Generic Sibutramine prices are listed here...