Effect of orlistat added to diet (30% of calories from fat) on plasma lipids, glucose, and insulin in obese patients with hypercholesterolemia.

The objective of this study was to quantify the effectiveness of orlistat plus a reduced calorie diet on decreasing cardiovascular disease risk in obese individuals with elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentrations, and to compare the beneficial effects in patients with hypercholesterolemia only (type IIA) with those in subjects with combined dyslipidemia (type IIB). Hypercholesterolemic patients treated with orlistat lost more weight (mean +/- SEM 9.9 +/- 0.

Treatment of Obese Patients with Dexfenfluramine: A Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Study.

This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dexfenfluramine (Dfen). Dfen 15 mg BID, and placebo were administered for 12 weeks to 337 moderately obese patients on calorically restricted diets. Patients were monitored for an additional 4 weeks.

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Moexipril in Mild to Moderate Hypertension.

This placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter study examined the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, moexipril, in lowering blood pressure in mildly to moderately hypertensive patients. Patients were initially randomized into four groups, two of which received moexipril 7.5 mg per day and two received moexipril 15 mg per day, for first 12 weeks of treatment.