Acomplia (rimonabant) is a prescription medicine that in combination with a healthy diet and regular exercise can help patients diagnosed with obesity to lose weight. Besides offering an efficient way of losing excessive weight this drug has been reported to improve a wide array of cardiometabolic factors. It improves cholesterol and triglyceride levels in patients of any age. Although in some rare cases patients taking Acomplia report such dangerous side effects as depression, suicidal tendencies, aggression, anxiety and insomnia it is usually well tolerated by most patients. Some of the mild side effects you can experience include nausea and vomiting. If you are older than 75 discuss potential risks with your health care provider and make sure they are outweighed by the benefits. There is insufficient data concerning the safety of this medicine for people of this age so some caution should be exercised. Also you are not supposed to give this drug to children younger than 18 as its efficiency and safety for this group has not been properly studied.
If you have any medical conditions that may potentially interfere with the treatment your health care provider needs to know about it. Such conditions include impaired kidney function and impaired liver function. If you develop any side effects not described in your medication guide or the side effects you had get worse or do not disappear after several days of taking this medicine it’s best to consult your health care provider for more information. Do not combine this drug with ketoconazole, ritonavir, clarithromycin and other drugs of the kind. If you are not sure whether the medicine you are currently taking belongs to the group of the medicines that should not be combined with Acomplia talk to your pharmacist or read medication guide carefully. If you are taking any antidepressants you may not be able to take Acomplia. Consult your health care provider to learn more about your options.
Also known as: Rimonabant, Zimulti, Bethin, Monaslim, Remonabent, Riobant, Slimona, Rimoslim, Riomont
