LORCASERIN

About:

• Doctors warn against use of weight-loss drug. 
  
  
• Lorcaserin, marketed under the brand name Belviq is a weight-loss drug developed by Arena Pharmaceuticals.
  
  
• It reduces appetite by activating a type of serotonin receptor in a region of the brain called the hypothalamus, which is known to control appetite.
  
  
• Lorcaserin is used long term for weight loss in those who are obese.
  
  
• The U.S. FDA requested the drug manufacturer to voluntarily withdraw lorcaserin, after a post-marketing trial with more than 12,000 subjects revealed an increased occurrence of cancer.