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Feb
How is Breast Cancer Linked to Belviq?
In early June of 2020, a Louisiana woman filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of the weight loss drugs Belviq (lorcaserin) and Belviq XR to seek compensation for her breast cancer. She began taking the drug in August 2018 through at least that same October. In June of 2019...
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Feb
How is Belviq linked to Pancreatic Cancer?
The weight-loss drugs Belviq (lorcaserin) and Belviq XR were recalled in February, after clinical trials showed that the drug may cause pancreatic cancer, among other types of cancer. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required the drug's manufacturer to withdraw all...
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Feb
How is Belviq linked to Lung Cancer
The weight-loss drugs Belviq (lorcaserin) and Belviq XR were officially recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2020, as research has found they may cause cancer. Clinical trials found an increased diagnosis of cancer, particularly lung cancer, in indivi...
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Feb
How is Belviq linked to Colorectal Cancer?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an official recall of the weight loss drugs Belviq (lorcaserin) and Belviq XR in February 2020, citing that they are unsafe and may cause cancer. The FDA required the drug manufacturer, Eisai Inc. , to remove Belviq products from...
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Feb
Why is there a Belviq Recall?
On February 13, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an official recall of the weight loss drugs Belviq (lorcaserin) and Belviq XR, citing that they are unsafe. They advised the manufacturer of the drugs, Eisai Inc. , to remove these products from the market a...
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