INDICATIONS

Acomplia is the first in a new class of therapeutic agents called cannabinoid-1 receptor blockers (CB1) destined to treat obesity and related conditions. It is also effective in smoking cessation therapy. Acomplia reduces appetite so you eat less. It acts directly on fat cells to prevent some weight gain. It may also reduce fear and anxiety by reducing the injection of adrenaline into your brain.

INSTRUCTIONS 

Use Acomplia as directed by your doctor.

• Take Acomplia by mouth before breakfast.
• You should not crush or break the tablet, but swallow it whole.
• Although Acomplia will help you control fat in your body, it works best when you burn some of the calories through exercise. It will also help you to improve your breathing and build up stamina.
• Do not take Acomplia more often than once daily, or as directed by your doctor.
• If you miss a dose of Acomplia, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

DOSAGE

The standard dosage is one 20mg tablet taken once daily in the morning before you eat breakfast.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Acomplia.

STORAGE

Store Acomplia in a cool and dry place at room temperature. Keep Acomplia out of the reach of children.

MORE INFO:

Active Ingredient: Rimonabant.

Inactive Ingredients: croscarmellose sodium (E468), sodium laurilsulfate (E487), microcrystalline cellulose (E460), magnesium stearate Tablet core: maize starch, lactose monohydrate, povidone K 30 (E1201), Tablet coating: Tablet polishing: carnauba wax (E903) lactose monohydrate, hypromellose 15 mPa.s (E464), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 3000.

Because Acomplia acts on the lipid system to reduce the levels of cholesterol in your blood stream, it indirectly helps to prevent the onset, or progression, of arteriosclerosis (a general hardening of the arteries). It also helps to reduce some of the cardiovascular problems connected with the build-up of fatty deposits in and around the heart. This effect works in combination with your efforts to improve your levels of physical fitness and should reduce the need to have surgery for the insertion of a stent or other interventions to assist your heart function. Finally, there is evidence that it may help to control Type 2 Diabetes.

Acomplia works to block some of the chemistry forming the pleasure centres of the brain. The most obvious example of the benefits that can flow from this is the improved ability to stop smoking. Acomplia seems to break the associational link between a recreational drug and the expected pleasurable effect. This makes it easier to break patterns of addiction and dependence. Clinical trials have found that Acomplia is effective in supporting people who want to quit taking both hard drugs like cocaine and soft drugs like cannabis. The drug works by reducing the general desire for that kind of pleasure and fewer people who take Acomplia relapse into drug abuse.

Some researchers also suggest the possibility that Acomplia may help to improve your short-term memory.