New Weight Loss Pill Fda Approved
The food and drug administration fda issued a rare approval for a new weight loss device this week.
New weight loss pill fda approved. Qsymia phentermine and topiramate is from vivus pharmaceuticals. Belviq was withdrawn from the market in 2020. In 2012 qsymia and belviq were the first weight loss drugs approved in over a decade.
The weight loss pill plenity was approved last april by the food and drug administration fda but it won t be available until this fall. The new capsule is swallowed like a pill but it s not a drug it s a gel to make people feel full. In 56 week long clinical trials patients lost on average 32 lbs.
Plenity created by boston biotech company gelesis is a hydrogel capsule made with a. Using qsymia 15 92 mg plus diet and exercise and about 5 inches off of their waist. Has just been approved by the fda.
Fda approves plenity new gel to aid in weight loss. Previously approved weight loss drugs typically work by targeting the brain to suppress appetite. Even some fda approved weight loss drugs have been pulled from the market because of safety issues.