Rimonabant Tablets (Generic Acomplia) - Active Ingredient And Chemical structure
The active ingredient contained in Rimonabant Tablets is Rimonabant. The structure is shown below
Generic Forms and Brand names of Rimonabant
Rimonabant is available as Acomplia Tablets, which is the branded version. Generic Acomplia Tablets are available as Rimonabant Tablets manufactured by J.P. Pharma, India. Other generic versions include Slimbant, Riobant, Slimona, Rimoslimor, Zimulti.
Rimonabant Tablets - Preparations
Rimonabant Tablets is packaged as 20 mg pills.
Rimonabant Tablets - Storage Requirements
Rimonabant Tablets is to be stored at room temperature (15°C to 30°C) away from moisture and sunlight.
Rimonabant Tablets - Uses
Rimonabant Tablets is used in along with diet and exercise to treat obese patients whose BMI is greater than or equal to 30 , or overweight patients with BMI greater than 27.
It is used also used to treat abnormal levels of fat in the blood. Rimonabant has also been found to be effective in helping some smokers to quit smoking.
Rimonabant Tablets - Dosage
The usual dose is one 20 mg tablet to be taken once daily in the morning before breakfast.
Side Effects Of Rimonabant Tablets
Common side effects of Rimonabant Tablets include anxiety, disorientation, insomnia, nausea, headache, hallucinations, hypertension, heart and kidney damage, palpitations, heart attack, strokes, psychosis, fatigue and hyperphagia.
Less common but serious side effects include severe depression and suicidal thoughts which occur due to drug actions at CB1 receptors in the brain.
