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Pomalidomide, sold under the brand names Pomalyst and Imnovid, [7] [8] is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of multiple myeloma and AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma. [ 7 ] Pomalidomide was approved for medical use in the United States in February 2013, [ 10 ] and in the European Union in August 2013. [ 8 ]
After years of clinical studies, the Food and Drug Administration approved pomalidomide, now branded as Pomalyst, for treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma on Feb. 8, 2013.
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Thiazolidinediones may cause slight weight gain but decrease "pathologic" abdominal fat (visceral fat), and therefore may be prescribed for diabetics with central obesity. [115] Thiazolidinedione has been associated with heart failure and increased cardiovascular risk; so it has been withdrawn from the market in Europe by EMA in 2010. [116]
Sudden weight gain can be an early symptom of heart failure, according to the American Heart Association. Weight gain of more than two or three pounds within a 24 hour period may be a sign your ...
Setmelanotide is an agonist of the melanocortin 4 receptor and is used in people with certain rare genetic conditions that cause obesity. It is less effective and not approved for general obesity. [16] Some weight loss drugs act on the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine to reduce appetite. [17]
Weight gain is an increase in body weight. This can involve an increase in muscle mass , fat deposits , excess fluids such as water or other factors. Weight gain can be a symptom of a serious medical condition.
Bristol Myers Squibb has been accused in a new lawsuit of using fraudulent patents and other illegal tactics to maintain its monopoly on blockbuster blood cancer drug Pomalyst for years after it ...