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WASHINGTON — A new weight–loss pill that many doctors consider the most effective of a new generation of anti-obesity drugs got the approval of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. The pill, called Qsymia, was approved for patients who are …
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Vivus was set to head a pack of three companies vying to get new drugs approved, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration delayed its decision for three months to review the company's plan for reducing risks once the drug is sold, such as birth …
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A study will analyze the pill's possible health risks. … For the second time in a month, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a prescription weight–loss medication for the nation's 78 million obese adults after maintaining for years that the …
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| (CNN) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new prescription diet drug called Qsymia on Tuesday. The medication produced dramatic weight loss in clinical trials, but some are concerned over potential side effects, including increased … See all stories on this topic » |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the new weight loss drug Qsymia on Tuesday, adding to a very skimpy arsenal of drugs Americans can take to battle severe obesity. Qsymia (pronounced kew-SIM-ee-ah) pairs an old stimulant drug with an …
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new weight loss drug from Vivus Inc. that many doctors consider the most effective therapy in a new generation of anti-obesity pills designed to help patients safely shed pounds. The agency cleared …
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new weight loss drug from Vivus Inc. that many doctors consider the most effective therapy in a new generation of anti-obesity pills designed to help patients safely shed pounds.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected Tuesday to approve a new prescription diet drug despite some concern about side effects. … "Our belief is that women will be invited to compelling advertising and marketing messages to experiment on …
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The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, the latest milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS.
Drugmakers that market powerful painkiller medications will be required to train U.S. doctors, nurses and other health professionals in the safe use of the drugs, which are blamed for thousands of fatal overdoses each year.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health regulators are hoping more education for doctors and patients can stem the growing tide of prescription painkiller abuse in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration is mandating that all companies that make long-acting or extended-release opioid medicines – including painkillers like oxycodone and methadone – fund training programs for doctors that help them decide when to prescribe such medicines, and how to monitor patients who take them. …
The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin cracking down on companies that market versions of the painkiller oxycodone which have not undergone federal review.