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Arena Pharma Could Be on the Verge of Collapse

You have got to be kidding me?! How did you get this job?

Arena's Obesity Drug Not Likely to Make It

It should also be noted that all this fuss is over efficacy while this particular trial was designed to address safety concerns. Look at the details of the study: no controlled diet, no exercise, and 1 dosage. That is not a study designed to demonstrate efficacy! What they did get out of it was that even after two years, no adverse events were linked to prolonged usage (in fact, it demonstrated improved CV indicators, such as cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure). Safety was the primary concern. Now, that has been sufficiently put to rest. If improved efficacy is necessary to pass FDA criteria or to make analysts/investors happy, then a trial that varies dosages, and includes diet and exercise will be added, but at this point I think that these results have been totally misinterpreted by the lay public.