The Obesity Epidemic
The Obesity Epidemic
Hello. My name is Gina, I’m 17 years old, and I weigh 340 pounds (155 kg). I’ve been overweight since I was 12 years old. I used
to go to school, but I dropped out because people make fun of me. I have missed my entire time in high school because of
being [...]
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight and Maintain Weight Loss
Healthy Ways to Lose Weight and Maintain Weight Loss
The focus of this site to this point has been using drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, as an aid to losing weight. Before drugs are used, however, other steps must be taken to begin the weight loss process. The first is to assess [...]
HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DIET PILL ABUSE
HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DIET PILL ABUSE
There are health concerns associated with the overuse or abuse of any drug. Abuse can occur with any over-the-counter or prescription drug, including weight loss products. Some of those health concerns are discussed here.
Laxatives and Diuretics
Many people abuse laxatives and diuretics in [...]
Phenylpropanolamine
Phenylpropanolamine
Phenylpropanolamine is similar to amphetamine, but does not cause euphoria and does not have the same potential for abuse. Phenylpropanolamine was used as a cough and cold agent initially, since it relieves congestion associated with the common cold. Before long, people realized that it caused appetite suppression and that they were able to lose [...]
Diet Drug Acomplia Sales Dwarfed by Initial Sales of Diet Pill alli
Just how badly sales of diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) have been set back by Sanofi’s inability to bring it to the U.S. market was dramatically illustrated July 25th when GlaxoSmithKline revealed initial launch results for over-the-counter diet pill alli (low-dose Xenical).
Sales of non-prescription alli [...]
Acomplia Report Newsletter Is Renamed the Zimulti Acomplia
The Acomplia (rimonabant) since 2004 the only independent newsletter reporting on the development of diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant), announced today that effective immediately, the online newsletter will be named the Acomplia
The name change was made after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis [...]
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 [...]
Diet Drug Rimonabant (Acomplia / Zimulti) Not Yet Available in Mexico
While diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) has been approved for sale in Mexico since Nov. 9th, the diet pill does not seem to be generally available yet in Mexican pharmacies Acomplia (rimonabant) .
A survey of some of Mexico’s largest pharmacies on Jan. 16-17 turned up no sign of [...]
