Efficacy and Safety of Cathine (Nor-Pseudoephedrine) in the Treatment of Obesity: A Randomized Dose-Finding Study

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of increasing doses of cathine (nor-pseudoephedrine) as a weight-lowering agent in patients with obesity. Methods: Overweight and obese patients (n = 241, mean BMI 34.6 ± 3.4 kg/m²) were randomly allocated to one of three doses of cathine (16 mg, 32...

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Main Authors: Hans Hauner, Ljiljana Hastreiter, Dieter Werdier, Annette Chen-Stute, Jürgen Scholze, Matthias Blüher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-09-01
Series:Obesity Facts
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/478098