FDA Panel Votes in Favor of Weight Loss Pill Qnexa, Would You Take It? – Survey of the Day
A panel of medical experts voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to endorse the controversial weight-loss drug Qnexa, clearing the way for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a new prescription obesity medication for the first time since 1999. The 20-2 vote in favor of Qnexa was a surprising reversal from 2010, when the same panel decided the drug's risks of heart problems and birth de