Article: REDUX REVISITED WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS A OFFER A RISKY, TEMPORARY FIX.(Home Front)

Byline: Leslie A. Young Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

America is hungry for a solution to its obesity problem, but a year after the FDA approval of the weight-loss drug Redux, the pangs remain and controversy rages.

Every week, U.S. physicians write 80,000 to 85,000 prescriptions for Redux, but critics say it's only a temporary fix and that the majority of users will regain any weight lost.

``My pharmacist looks at me very strange every time I go to renew this,'' says a 55-year-old Denver woman. ``And he said, `Did they give you warnings about the side effects?' ''

Her gynecologist prescribed the Redux for her in November - complete ...

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