Rimonabant / Acomplia Effects
"RIMONABANT (BRAND NAME ACOMPLIA)
• FDA approval status: The FDA is currently reviewing rimonabant for approval as a prescription drug. The drug's maker anticipates approval this year.
• How it works: While other drugs work as appetite suppressants or fat absorption blockers, this one works as a behavioral drug by affecting receptors in the brain that play a role in compulsive behaviors such as overeating and smoking.
• The benefits: A study published last month found that people who took the drug lost 4.5% of their body weight. The study also found that people who stopped taking the drug regained the weight they lost.
• The side effects: Nausea, anxiety and depressed mood.
• The bottom line: "The results are not all that different from what's already out there," Spaw says."
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