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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Arena Pharmaceutical's anti-obesity pill Belviq, the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss to enter the U.S. market in over a decade.

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    04/21/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
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    Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound may be hard to come by through at least June, as drug manufacturers struggle to meet the high demand.
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