Don't rush new weight-loss drug
With one-third of Americans suffering from obesity, and another one-third being overweight, a Food and Drug Administration panel's recommendation that Qnexa be the first new obesity drug to be approved in 13 years would seem to be a no-brainer.
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Columbus doctor accused of diet-pill scheme, lying to FBI
OXFORD – Dr. Michael Alex White of Columbus faces an April 23 trial on eight federal charges related to an alleged diet-pill conspiracy. White, 62, is accused on seven counts that he recklessly sold or distributed controlled drugs like Phentermine to people who didn’t need it.
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Columbus Doctor Indicted in Diet-Pill Scheme
OXFORD -- Dr. Michael Alex White of Columbus faces an April 23 trial on eight federal charges related to an alleged diet-pill conspiracy. White, 62, is accused on seven counts that he recklessly sold or distributed controlled drugs like Phentermine to people who didn’t need it.
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Miracle diet pill? A safe drug is elusive
The battle of the bulge has been a big, fat failure for U.S. drugmakers. But that hasn't stopped them from trying.
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FDA Weighs Fate of Qnexa for Weight Loss, Again
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to take a second look at the weight loss pill Qnexa on Wednesday, after initially rejecting it because of concerns about heart problems and possible birth defects.
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Column: Safety of new obesity drug requires more FDA study
Marc Siegel: Yes, we need a new pill. Yes, weight issues cause serious ailments. But no, all concerns have not yet been addressed.
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FDA to give controversial diet drug second look
Expert: Qnexa issues not resolved, but obesity risks may override potential heart attack, birth defect concerns
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FDA Advisers Recommend New Diet Drug
Food and Drug Administration advisers voted against the pleas of consumer advocates on Wednesday to recommend approval of what would be the first new diet drug to hit the US market in 13 years. Called Qnexa, the pill is a combination of two older drugs – one itself a diet pill called phentermine, and an anti-seizure drug that appears to help suppress appetite as part of the combination.
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FDA panel recommends new diet drug Qnexa
For 10 years, Louis Aronne has been giving patients a combination of phentermine, a 50-year-old stimulant widely used to control appetite, and topiramate, a newer antiseizure drug, to help them lose weight.
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FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Human Diet Pill Study
On Wednesday, an FDA Advisory Committee overwhelmingly voted in favor of recommending the approval of a diet pill, Qnexa. This recommendation reverses years of caution with regards to diet pill drugs by the FDA after fen-phen was withdrawn from the market in 1997. Fen-phen was an anti-obesity drug that utilized two anorectics - Fenfluramine and phentermine. Ultimately Fen-phen was shown to cause ...
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