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Weigh pros and cons of 2 new diet drugs
Weight-loss drugs have so far been a complete bust. But they may be verging on a comeback, now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved two new prescription diet pills for the first time in more than a decade. Both weight-loss medications...
Tags: Migraine, Body Mass Index, George Washington University, High Blood Pressure, Pharmaceuticals
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FDA approves new diet drug
CNNThe Food and Drug Administration approved a new prescription diet drug called Qsymia on Tuesday. The medication produced dramatic weight loss in clinical trials, but some are concerned over potential side effects, including increased heart rate, birth...Tags: Vivus Inc., Body Mass Index, Pharmaceuticals, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999
The Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the weight-loss drug lorcaserin, the first prescription anti-obesity medication to win the FDA's blessing since the agency approved orlistat in 1999. Once it is cleared by the Drug Enforcement...
Tags: Body Mass Index, Contrave (drug), Pharmaceuticals, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Obesity drugs need heart studies, U.S. advisers say
ReutersSILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Heart safety studies should be required for new obesity drugs, U.S. drug advisers said on Thursday, possibly adding a new hurdle to the drugs' approval. An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...Tags: Vivus Inc., Contrave (drug), Health, High Blood Pressure, Drug Trafficking
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