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Tesamorelin

Study · human · Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2011 · DOI 10.1038/nrd3362 · PMID 21283099

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This brief item reports that in November 2010, tesamorelin (Egrifta; Theratechnologies/EMD Serono), a growth hormone-releasing factor analogue, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the reduction of excess abdominal fat in human HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy.

Abstract

In November 2010, tesamorelin (Egrifta; Theratechnologies/EMD Serono), a growth hormone-releasing factor analogue, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the reduction of excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy.

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