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FDA unleashes Pfizer's dog obesity drug

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FDA unleashes Pfizer's dog obesity drug

Slentrol to target the 5% of obese and and 20-30% of overweight U.S. dogs.

January 5 2007: 12:12 PM EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a Pfizer Inc. drug to treat obesity in dogs by reducing appetite and the absorption of fat, the agency said Friday.

The drug, called Slentrol, aims to help the roughly 5 percent of U.S. dogs who are obese to lose weight, the FDA said in a statement. Another 20 percent to 30 percent are overweight, it added.

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http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/05/news/companies/pfizer.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes
 

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