Diet drugs may have side effects, and while drugs cannot take the place of diet and exercise, drugs like phentermine and topiramate do aid with weight loss study finds.

Updated– The experimental diet drug combination of phentermine and topiramate demonstrated “robust efficacy” in CONQUER, a large new trial published online in the Lancet.

UK Medicines Information for NHS professionals ... Trade Name: Qnexa : Entry Type: New formulation : Developmental Status: UK: Pre-registration (Filed)

Qnexa (phentermine and topiramate) is a new drug in development for the treatment of obesity. Qnexa information includes news, clinical trial results and side effects.

Physician reviewed topiramate patient information - includes topiramate description, dosage and directions.

On July 15, 2010, the FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted against FDA approval of Vivus’ Qnexa (phentermine/topiramate), with six votes in favor ...

The experimental appetite suppressant drug Qnexa is a mixture of Phentermine and Topiramate. The FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee reviewed Qnexa on July ...

Seventy percent of subjects who took a high dose of the two drugs, phentermine and topiramate, experienced a 5 percent weight loss after one year.

Testimony on Phentermine and Topiramate (Qnexa) July 15, 2010. Testimony before FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee Sidney Wolfe, M.D. Charles Preston ...

Could Qnexa become the first new diet pill approved by the Food and Drug Administration in more than a decade? Qnexa, the new potent, safe and effective drug for weight loss.

The study used once-daily oral doses of the combined drugs. Phentermine 7.5mg plus topiramate CR 46mg achieved 7.8 percent weight loss (p0.0001 vs placebo).

The study used once-daily oral doses of the combined drugs. Phentermine 7.5mg plus topiramate CR 46mg achieved 7.8 percent weight loss (p<0.0001 vs placebo).

Previous Brain Posts summarized some of the pharmacologic agents in the pipeline for weight loss as well as some drug combinations. A recent research study published ...

Anti-Obesity Agents; Appetite Depressants; Delayed-Action Preparations; Drug Combinations; Drugs, Investigational; Sympathomimetics; Phentermine; Fructose; topiramate

Topiramate is used alone or with other medications to treat certain types of seizures in people who have epilepsy. Topiramate is also used with other medications to ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- An FDA advisory panel was divided over whether to recommend approval of the investigational weight-loss drug phentermine/topiramate (Qnexa). The ...