Diet drug Contrave kicks up a tempest amid uncertainty about heart attack and stroke effects

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have a gentle warning for patients on the receiving end of 765,000 prescriptions for the weight-loss drug Contrave: The cardiovascular safety of this treatment "remains uncertain," they write in a newly published study. As for claims by the drug's maker that it dramatically drives down...

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