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Study Confirms Safety of Weight-Loss Drug Lorcaserin

posted by Snow on Tuesday August 28 2018, @02:13AM   Printer-friendly
from the my-mom-always-said-I'm-just-big-boned dept.

takyon writes:

Weight-loss drug lorcaserin found to be safe in new study

A major study has found promising results for the safety of a weight-loss drug available in the US.

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, says adults using the drug lorcaserin lost an average of 4kg (8.8lb) over 40 months.

It says the drug, which works by suppressing appetite, does not put people at greater risk of heart issues.

But experts emphasise the importance of long-term lifestyle changes in achieving effective weight loss.

Lorcaserin has been available in the US for several years under the name Belviq, but it has yet to be approved for use in Europe.

1 kg per 10 months. Not exactly a miracle drug, is it?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 28 2018, @12:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 28 2018, @12:03PM (#727311)

    1 kg per 10 months. Not exactly a miracle drug, is it?

    Can any editors update the summary because its a bad read on the data.
    Figure 1 shows a rapid loss of 4kg within 6 months that levels off and sustains for the duration (40 months). The placebo control slowly loses weight through the duration, about -1.4kg.