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The most effective weight loss supplement– Rimonabant powder(1)
1. History of Rimonabant powder Rimonabant powder became available in UK in the beginning of July 2006 and by 2008, there were 56 countries where it was available. It was meant for people with a BMI greater than 30 or people whose BMI was greater than 27 but who had other risk factors like dyslipidemia and type 2-diabetes. In June 2006, European Commission approved its sale and it was submitted to FDA for US approval. However, FDA’s EMDAC voted against the drug, concluding that Sanofi-Aventis, the manufacturers of Rimonabant raw powder, had not demonstrated its safety effectively. In 2009, EMEA withdrew Acomplia, after suspending it in 2008, because of severe psychological side effects of the drug, such as suicidal tendencies. FDA never approved Rimonabant powder and therefore, it has never been marketed in the US.
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Rimonabant powder is an anorectic anti-obesity drug produced and marketed by Sanofi-Aventis. It is an inverse agonist for the cannabinoid receptor CB1. Its main avenue of effect is reduction in appetite. Rimonabant raw powder is the first selective CB1 receptor blocker to be approved for use anywhere in the world. Rimonabant raw powder is approved in 38 countries including the E.U., Mexico, and Brazil. It was rejected for approval for use in the United States. This decision was made after a U.S. advisory panel recommended the medicine not be approved because it may increase suicidal thinking and depression.
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