It looks like the weight loss drug Acomplia will never see the light of day.
Despite the success of its second trial, the FDA didn’t approve the drug and in 2009 Sanofi-Aventis gave up their pursuit as it was banned throughout Europe due to health risks.
Here were the experimental weight loss drug, acomplia’s results after its second trial:
The drug, rimonabant, which the French company Sanofi-Aventis hopes to sell under the brand name Acomplia, trimmed nearly 16 pounds on average from people taking the optimal dose for two years, compared with 5.5 pounds for those who took dummy pills, doctors reported Tuesday at a cardiology conference.
How it Works
The drug works differently to most other weight loss drugs:
Acomplia works in an entirely different way, by blocking a “pleasure center” in the brain, leading people to eat less and acting directly on fat cells to prevent weight gain. Company studies suggest it also might help people quit smoking.
However it appears Acomplia will suffer from the same scourge as virtually every other drug – adverse side effects.
Why Acomplia Wasn’t Approved
RedHerring notes that “…as many as a fifth of the patients in the trial of ‘Acomplia’ dropped out because of adverse side effects.” There seems to be no more detail than this. Can it be as bad as Xenical’s “anal leakage”…? (See a true story of Acomplia side effects here).
Nice try Acomplia, but I guess people still have to stick to good old fashion portion control and exercise.
I would like to try this pill my self im 120lb over weight me self I’ve tried low calorie diet and tegular exercise it dosnt work eathier. worked out for a year and lost only 2lbs not good enough for me. for those who it dose work for were probly never fat to begain with.
I will love the miracle pill
I too went on the cal-ban diet and lost 100 punds in about 6 months. if you do it the way it should be done, what could happen. I need to lose weight after having 6 kids. BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!
I have been taking acomplia and I started losing weight IMMEDIATELY. After about 5 days my boyfriend even noticed that I was losing weight. The only problem I have with this is that it makes me a complete psycho. I’m assuming it’s due to the fact that I’m not eating. Also, I am a pack-a-day smoker. When I am taking this, I have no desire to smoke. I haven’t taken them in a while because I’m a complete bitch when I do, but I’ve gained back the 5 lbs so I am ready to take them again. Which is another thing. Once you stop taking them, you’ll gain the weight back so just have a persistent workout.
can you tell where in mexico and how much? thanx, danielle
yes, i had lost 22 lbs and after 6 months my appetite came back. it was like i wasn’t taking the pills. i don’t know what happened. have you learned anything?