This flexibility often translates into fewer or milder side effects while maintaining the same appetite-suppressing benefits
Claudia Fox, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota
The pharmaceutical industry has welcomed a host of therapies and vaccines into this revered club, with indications covering everything from cancer and covid-19 to arthritis and atrial fibrillation. In 1986, 10 years after it was first introduced by Smith Kline & French, sales of peptic ulcer treatment Tagamet (cimetidine) surpassed the $1 billion mark, making it the first drug in history to be classified as a blockbuster.2 Since then, the pharmaceutical industry has welcomed a host of therapies and vaccines into this revered club, with indications covering everything from cancer and covid-19 to arthritis and atrial fibrillation
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