about 40% of people who tried it failed to lose weight. But among the other 60%, the average weight loss was 10.2% of body weight over 24 weeks when coupled with diet and exercise.
helped patients lose an average of 15% of their body weight over 68 weeks during the clinical trial that led to its FDA approval last year. After stopping the drug, many patients followed in an extension of the trial gained back weight, which is not uncommon with almost any diet medication...