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...