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Weight Loss Drug Taranabant Produces Weight Loss at One-Tenth the Acomplia Dosage
Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Acomplia | Leave a Comment
Merck diet drug taranabant, which targets the same CB-1 receptor as Sanofi’s obesity treatment Acomplia (rimonabant), also produces psychiatric side effects but results in almost-as-good weight loss at one-tenth the dosage, according to study results presented to the American College of Cardiology.
Merck said one-year results from a two-year Phase III trial showed that patients taking [...]
