Article: BRIEFING - ASIA HEALTH - DEC 22, 2008.

An executive briefing on Health for Dec 22, 2008, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

INDIAN GOVT MAY BAN ANTI-OBESITY DRUG 'RIMONABANT'

NEW DELHI - The Indian government is considering banning anti-obesity drug 'Rimonabant' in India after studies indicated that it caused serious psychiatric side effects, including suicidal tendencies.

"The matter of banning the drug Rimonabant was discussed in Drug Coordination Committee's meeting held on December 10 and again, it will be discussed in Drug Technical Advisory Body (DTAB) ...

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