New diet pill may affect hypertension Risks are cited despite FDA approvalRichard A. Knox, Globe Staff
An initial review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found the diet pill Qnexa to be safe and effective, according to an FDA report released Tuesday morning.
The makers of the third weight-loss drug, a naltrexone/bupropion combination pill called Contrave, announced in 2011 that it won't market Contrave in the U.S. because the FDA's additional requests for data are too burdensome. The FDA is being particularly vigilant before approving new anti-o...
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals has recently released new ads for their birth control pill, Yaz even as lawsuits continue to mount against Bayer for serious health conditions believed to have been caused by Yaz and Yasmin. The FDA has previously issued warnings to the Yaz and Yasmin manufacturer…...
US FDA SENDS WARNING LETTER TO RED PILL MEDICAL THAT ITS CBD DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS VIOLATE FDA RULES FDA sends out another warning letter to CBD companies that promote that company products for medical uses and for treating diseases will be in violation of the FD&A Act....
January 31, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved a combination pill containing the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. The linagliptin/metformin combination sold as Jentadueto (...
参考资料 《Obalon Gastric Balloon Pill: Option for Weight Loss?》 《New study shows balloon in a capsule helps patients lose nearly twice as much weight than diet, exercise and lifestyle therapy alone》
Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center at Weill Cornell Medicine, calls the new drug "transformational." Aronne has been treating obesity for 35 years and is a consultant for Eli Lilly. "Just think about the idea of having a pill that can be distributed anywhe...
The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (5/24/12), found longer-term contraception to be 20 times more effective in preventing pregnancy (of course, one of the reasons cited for this was human error–such as forgetting to take the pill). So here we go… NuvaRing by...
Resmetirom, a once-daily pill, was approved along with diet and exercise for adults with MASH who have moderate to advanced (Stage F2 or F3) liver fibrosis but have not yet progressed to cirrhosis (Stage F4). Patients will not need a liver biopsy to be eligible for the new treatment. ...