If I had a dime for every patient that ever asked me if "there was something I could take" to "help me lose weight," I'd certainly be well off. I must have heard that more than I'd care to remember. The answer to that question is rather complicated. There are a few medicines out there that have been FDA approved for weight loss, but they are few and have some intolerable side effects for most of us.
The oldest weight loss concoctions on the market are in the sympathomimetic family, such as...
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Create a single pill that contains a statin, three blood pressure drugs, and aspirin, and you have an inexpensive medication that can reduce the risk... Read more »
Drugmakers have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve a new cholesterol medicine that combines TriLipix and Crestor. TriLipix works... Read more »
A rare set of interactions involving grapefruit juice, birth control pills and a genetic mutation almost cost a 42-year-old woman her leg, physicians... Read more »
According to a new study, lower hormone levels in women who exercise regularly and take birth-control pills may result in less muscle mass increases. Read more »
Women taking birth control pills, especially those who have just started taking them, may face an increased risk of developing the autoimmune disease... Read more »
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