Exciting Nomination for Belviq

My friend on facebook posted this great new release about Belviq.  That's exciting!!!!!!<br /><br /><span class="userContent"><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_51f1919d01b297e64905964">Arena Pharmaceuticals' BELVIQ(R) (lorcaserin HCl) CIV Nominated for 2013 Prix Galien USA Award<br /><br /> SAN DIEGO, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) today announced that BELVIQ® (lorcaserin HCl) has been nominated for the 2013 Prix Galien USA Award in the Best Pharmaceutical Agent category. BELVIQ is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for chronic weight management in adults.<br /><br /> The Prix Galien Award is considered one of the biomedical industry's top accolades, as it recognizes outstanding achievements in improving the human condition through the development of innovative therapies. Nominees are selected from among those medicines and devices approved by the FDA in the last five years.<br /><span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> <br /> "BELVIQ is a novel single agent internally discovered at Arena, and was the first new prescription weight-loss treatment approved by the FDA in 13 years," said Dominic P. Behan, Ph.D., Arena's Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. "Nomination for the Prix Galien is a prestigious honor that is underscored by the caliber of innovative therapies included alongside BELVIQ in this category."<br /><br /> The Prix Galien Award ceremony will be held in New York City on October 22, 2013.<br /><br />About BELVIQ® (lorcaserin HCl) CIV<br /><br /> BELVIQ (pronounced BEL-VEEK) is indicated as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of:<br /><br /> 30 kg/m2 or greater (obese), or<br /> 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbid condition (e.g., hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes).</span></div></span>

Exciting Nomination for Belviq

My friend on facebook posted this great new release about Belviq.  That's exciting!!!!!! Arena Pharmaceuticals' BELVIQ(R) (lorcaseri...

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