Marijuana and the munchies

A new 'cannabinoid blocker' could help rehabilitate the weed.

History hasn't been kind to cannabis, a researcher at Dalhousie University lamented last year. The drug is one of the most used worldwide, but misconceptions about...

Sanofi Holds Little Hope for Early U.S. Sale of Acomplia / Zimulti (Rimonabant)

Diet drug Acomplia / Zimulti (rimonabant) has now been taken by more than 200,000 obese and overweight patients in Europe and a handful of other countries, but Sanofi-Aventis offered no encouragement on Aug. 1 to those hoping to...

Diet Pill Acomplia Now Widely Available in Mexican Border Pharmacies

Diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant), which seems at best months away from sale in the United States, is now widely available in pharmacies just across the Mexican border.

Readers increasingly are sending us reports on their...

Sanofi Drug Hits New Hurdle With Indian Knockoffs

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA's Acomplia weight- loss pill, linked to suicide, is becoming popular in generic form in India. That may end the product's chances of ever reaching the U.S., where it has been delayed...

Diet Drug Acomplia Sales Dwarfed by Initial Sales of Diet Pill alli

Just how badly sales of diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) have been set back by Sanofi's inability to bring it to the U.S. market was dramatically illustrated July 25th when GlaxoSmithKline revealed initial launch results for...