EMA starts safety-related review of obesity drug

The EMA has started a review of drugs containing substance amfepramone, which is typically used to dampen appetites as a treatment for obesity.
Photo: Rob Acket/EMA
Photo: Rob Acket/EMA
BY ELIZABETH MØNSTED JOHANSEN, TRANSLATED BY NIELSINE NIELSEN

Following a request from the Romanian medicines agency, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started reviewing the substance amfepramone, which is an ingredient in several drugs used for treating obesity.

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