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Various News Articles FDA Panel Votes against Rimonabant June 13th 2007 The FDA has voted against allowing Rimonabant into the USA market. It is unknown when they may review this. The Ultimate Diet Pill? By Michelle Andrews Posted Sunday, October 15, 2006 If food is your torture, relief may be on the way. A new pill promises to help people lose weight by taking the edge off the cravings that make dieting so painful. A bonus: Your blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol level might drop, too... Diet Pill Seized By Customs By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon Posted on: Thursday, 12 October 2006 Q: I just wanted to give you a heads-up that Acomplia is available online from the U.K. without a prescription. The trouble is that you run the risk of having the drug seized by U.S. Customs. I know because when I ordered my second pack of 28 pills, the package was seized, and all I received for my $158 investment was a letter from U.S. Customs. I was really disappointed because I had lost seven pounds in my first month on the drug, with only mild side effects... Glaxo targets pharmacists over diet drug fears By Kim Dixon Posted Fri Oct 13 CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc has asked U.S. pharmacists to warm patients about the unpleasant side effects that may occur with a potential over- the-counter diet drug. U.S. regulators are considering Glaxo's application to sell a low-dose version of prescription medicine Xenical at retail pharmacies. The drug works by preventing fat from being absorbed by the body, a process that can cause oily stools, excess gas and rectal discharge. |
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