Acomplia has the potential to beat the diet pill
curse
February 12, 2006
Diet pills are an easy way to lose weight and that's
why they've been greeted with such enthusiasm over the years. But
safe and easy weight loss has been an unfulfilled promise until
the development of Rimonabant (Acomplia), a diet pill which might
break the curse associated with obesity drugs. Starting in the 1950s,
millions of overweight Americans were prescribed diet pills amphetamines
to shed a few extra pounds. Although such stimulants were only supposed
to be taken for a few months at a time, but many people continued
it for a long time.
Almost a decade ago, doctors began to combine two
diet pills that had been around for decades. The combination of
fenfluramine and phentermine seemed to work better than either drug
alone. The only trouble was that the combination led to heart-valve
complications. But the diet pill Acomplia is an exception as it
offers multiple benefits.
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