Sanofi Weight-Loss Pill Recommended for Approval by EMEA
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended approval of Sanofi-aventis’ Accomplia (rimonabant) weight loss drug. While not binding, the EU usually follows the recommendation within three months. This means it may be approved by the end of July. It should be noted that the EMEA did not recommend approval of Accomplia for smoking cessation.
Also, the FDA sent an approvable letter in Feb to Sanofi-aventis for weight loss but also did not think the drug worked for quitting smoking. It is unclear when it may be approved in the US. The NDA was filed in June 2005 so it may happen by the end of 2006.
The interesting thing about rimonabant is that it works by a new mechanism different from most other drugs by blocking a pleasure center in the brain.
Wikipedia has a nice article on rimonabant. Two article are available for those seeking more information; one from the New England Journal of Medicine (free) and the other from the Lancet (registration required). Drug Development Technology also had a nice article on rimonabant.
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October 29th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
I see technology reaching the point where the search for chemical and drug use will over-ride the basis of all weight/fat loss programs which is to watch the diet and keep active.
I am not pro-steroids as far as enhancement shortcuts, but the quest for finding better drugs and chemicals for physical and appearance enhancements is closely tied in with steroid use.
The line is very thin between steroids and better, faster, drugs as an alternative to steroid use.
Jack
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December 27th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Hello, This is Mary
I am 36 years old with 2 toddlers. My youngest just started day care last week- which still feels a little strange. I haven’t had this much time to myself in years. First thing I want to do is lose the extra pounds I put on during the last pregnancy. One of the girls next door has suggested I join her walking group two days a week. After my first pregnancy I lost around 35 pounds using the Herbalife products, but when I called the man that sold them to me three years ago he told me this week he doesn’t sell them anymore. He told me to look on the internet. It’s disappointing because he was really nice and he called me regularly to make sure I was using their products correctly. It was nice to have someone checking in with me every week to see how I was and it kept me motivated.
I searched on the internet for someone that sells Herbalife in New Jersey. I found many websites but I don’t want
just to buy the products, I want to find someone trustworthy that sells the products so I can also meet them and get started again.
Could anybody here recommend someone in New Brunswick?
Thanks, Mary
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