taranabant

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noun

A drug, a cannabinoid receptor type 1 inverse agonist investigated for the treatment of obesity but later dropped because of side effects including depression and anxiety.

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Meanings

nountaranabant (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA drug, a cannabinoid receptor type 1 inverse agonist investigated for the treatment of obesity but later dropped because of side effects including depression and anxiety.

    Just this month, the results of a trial of Merck’s obesity drug, taranabant, were published showing similar psychiatric problems.

    2008 January 24, Gardiner Harris, “F.D.A. Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials”, in New York Times
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Chicago

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