February 13, 2011 By

FDA to Weight Loss Drug Developers: “Drop Dead!!”

In just the last few months the FDA shot down applications from three new weight loss drugs and removed one from the market that was previously approved. A month ago, based on analysis of these actions, I predicted it will take 10 years for a new weight loss drug to be approved by the FDA. [...]

September 27, 2010 By

Don’t Expect New Weight Loss Meds for 10 Years or More

As a culture we don’t plan for a sudden halt in scientific advancements. Our tendency is to expect progress to be rapid and continuous. My prediction is that in certain areas of medical science we are likely to see not only a halt in progress but a slipping backward. In particular, the realm of medical [...]

September 7, 2009 By

Mele is Out of Armour and Out of Options

Below, Mele describes her plight struggling to adjust to the disappearance of Armour from U.S. pharmacies. She discovered what was explained in my post, “Behind the Disappearance of Armour”. Forest Pharmaceuticals and Medicare are both responding in their own ways to the FDA decree that Armour Thyroid submit an application (NDA) as if it were [...]

July 4, 2009 By

Building bridges

Metabolism related disorders can really sneak up on you with no warning. Actually almost any disease can, the question is what you can do to prevent it or to manage it. There are many articles around how to prevent various disorders but, really, there are so many of them you don’t even want to know. [...]

June 13, 2007 By

Weight Loss Drug Changes Name, Exhibits Bad Behavior

The Latest on Ramonabant – the upcoming weight loss drug. Ramona has been in our thoughts and dreams for sometime now. You might say we are a little obsessed with Ramona. By Ramona I mean ramonabant, the appetite supressant which goes by the name Acomplia in Europe. We have been following the news of her [...]

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