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Review
. 2008 Oct;9(10):1116-29.

Taranabant, a novel cannabinoid type 1 receptor inverse agonist

Bradley A Fremming  1 , Steven T Boyd
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  • PMID: 18821475
Review

Taranabant, a novel cannabinoid type 1 receptor inverse agonist

Bradley A Fremming et al. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Merck & Co Inc is developing the cannabinoid receptor type 1 inverse agonist taranabant for the potential treatment of obesity and nicotine dependence. By October 2006, the drug had entered phase III trials for obesity, and by May 2008, a phase II study of taranabant as an aid to smoking cessation in chronic cigarette smokers had been completed.

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