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US Panel Gives Nod To New Obesity Drug
Last update: 5/10/2012 4:23:30 PM
WASHINGTON (AFP)--A panel of independent experts on Thursday urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the first new anti-obesity drug in more than a decade--Lorcaserin, made by Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ARNA).
The committee voted 18-4 in favor of the drug, which works to control the appetite through receptors in the brain, after trial data showed it helped nearly half of patients studied lose up to 5% of their body weight.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 10, 2012 16:23 ET (20:23 GMT)