FDA-approved diet pill now available

Obese patients can use pill to aid weightloss.

September 18, 2012 at 5:04PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Starting today, the newly FDA-approved diet drug Qsymia is available by prescription.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Made by Vivus Inc., the weight-loss pill is approved for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher and overweight people, with a BMI of 27 or higher, who also have at least one weight-related condition like high blood pressure or diabetes.

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