Diet Pills: The Future
Diet Pills: The Future’
The quest for the perfect weight loss drug continues as the prevalence of obesity in the United States and other industrialized
countries rises.Why has it been so difficult for drug manufacturers to develop the “perfect” diet pill? One reason is that the causes of obesity are not [...]
Diet Pill Acomplia Now Widely Available in Mexican Border Pharmacies
Diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) , which seems at best months away from sale in the United States, is now widely available in pharmacies just across the Mexican border.
Readers increasingly are sending us reports on their experiences purchasing the highly anticipated diet pill in Mexican towns just across [...]
How Diet Pills Work
How Diet Pills Work
In the quest for the perfect diet pill, scientists, doctors, and those who are going to use these drugs need to understand how diet pills work. Knowing what actions a drug takes and how it affects the body helps scientists and doctors understand what side [...]
Quitting smoking rimonabant
Quitting smoking rimonabantQuitting smoking is difficult, and the fact that quitting smoking often leads to unhealthy weight gain is often a justification for people to delay their attempts to break free from their habit.
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the world today, and if [...]
Sanofi-Aventis, developer of diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) (Acomplia / Zimulti), said on May 24th it was “examining all legal options” in light of the emergence of three different companies offering generic versions of rimonabant in India.
The development puts Sanofi in the odd position of facing generic competition [...]
Top Marketeer Returns to Merck to Promote Diet Drug Acomplia Competitor
In the latest sign that things are going will with Merck’s development of a competitor to diet drug Acomplia ( rimonabant ), the pharmaceutical giant is bringing back Len Tacconi to serve as global brand leader for its weight-loss drug taranabant Rimonabant .
Tacconi, [...]
Diet Drug Acomplia Now on Sale in Some Mexican Border Pharmacies
Diet drug Acomplia (Rimonabant), which remains a considerable distance away from approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has nevertheless edged a step closer to eager American customers with news that it now can be bought in some pharmacies just across the Mexican border.
Several readers of the [...]
Smoking Rimonabant
Smoking Rimonabant
On March 9, at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, investigators presented details of their studies with rimonabant (trade name: Acomplia) - the first of a new class of drugs (selective CB1 blockers) aimed at helping with weight loss and smoking cessation. CB1 blockers act on [...]
