FDA approves "new" weight loss drug
This "new" weight loss drug the FDA has approved is truly garbage. It's simply phentermine and topiramate, an ancient drug used to treat seizures, and more recent migraines and epilepsy.
In this day of mega pharma, advanced knowledge of metabolism, neuro chemistry, nutrition, human bio/physiology, and genetics, THAT'S the best they can do? REALLY?
Guess what, EC (ephedrine/caff) is far more effective and safer, but you're treated like a meth head for using it...
FDA Approves Weight Loss Drug Qsymia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the diet drug Qsymia, the agency's latest move to give doctors and their patients more tools to fight excessive weight gain as obesity rates continue to bulge in the U.S. and around the world. An advisory panel voted 20 to two to approve the drug in February, the first time the FDA voted to approve a weight-loss drug in more than a decade. Originally known as Qnexa, the FDA required Vivus, the manufacturer of the drug, to change its name in order to prevent its confusion with other drugs with similar-sounding names. Data presented by the company showed that it helped patients lose about 10 percent of their body weight.
The committee's recommendation and Tuesday's approval by the FDA drew both praise and criticism, reflecting concern over the drug's side effects as well as the need to give patients more choices beyond diet, exercise and bariatric surgery.
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