Empatic (Zonegran plus Wellbutrin) dropouts due to side effects varied from 9-21%

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A drug called Empatic, which is simply a combination of sustained-release Zonegran (zonisamide) plus sustained-release Wellbutrin SR (bupropion), with a minimal amount of diet and exercise caused a weight loss of 5-10 percent after six months and 11-15 percent after 11 months for people who completed the study compared to one percent for those given a placebo according to a press release from Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc, the company who is developing the drug.

The number of people who dropped out of the study due to adverse effects varied from 9-21 percent depending on the dose of each drug.

No one given the highest dose of the drugs dropped out of the study in the last 5 months due to side effects according to a press release from the company.
Dropouts Due To Adverse Effects

Dropouts due to side effects varied from 9-21%

One out of every six patients (16.9 percent) given the highest dose of each drug—360 mg of sustained-release Zonegran (zonisamide) plus 360 mg of sustained-release Wellbutrin SR (bupropion)—dropped out of the study in the first six months due to adverse effects.

 

No Dropouts Due To Adverse Effects in Last 5 Months

No one given the highest dose of the drug dropped out due to side effects in the last 5 months

No one given the highest dose of the drugs dropped out of the study in the last 5 months due to side effects according to a press release from the company.

The percentage of people who dropped out of the study in the first six months due to side effects according to the various doses were as follows:

Subjects

Subjects: 623 obese people

The study involved 623 obese patients with a minimal amount of diet and exercise.

 

Comments

Comment: Phentermine plus Zonegran probably better

Based on what a couple of doctors have told me, Zonegran (zonisamide) plus phentermine is probably a more effective combination than the Zonegran (zonisamide) plus Wellbutrin (bupropion) being used in the drug Empatic. Wellbutrin (bupropion) is simply not very effective at causing weight loss, but phentermine is.

See the article about how Dr. Jay Piatek uses Zonegran (zonisamide) plus phentermine.

Articles on the same subject can be found here:

• Empatic (Zonegran plus Wellbutrin)

• Wellbutrin (bupropion)

• Zonegran (zonisamide)