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Q. What’s the big deal about this experimental weight-loss drug Acomplia?A. A large new study found that people who took Acomplia for two years lost an average of 19 pounds — and kept the weight off.

Q. But don’t we already have diet pills?

A. Yes, but Acomplia appears to have less serious side effects.

Q. So did people reach their desired weights?

A. Generally no. The average weight at the end of the two-year study was 194 pounds, down from 213.

Q. How can I get Acomplia? order acomplia online?

A. You can’t. It first must be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Q. When might that be?

A. Late next year or early 2006.

Q. How fat will I have to be to get a prescription?A. That will be up to the FDA. But assuming it follows the same standard it applies to other weight-loss drugs, Acomplia will be approved for people with a body mass index of 30 or higher (roughly 30 pounds overweight). If you have weight-related risk factors such as diabetes and high blood pressure and cholesterol, the BMI cutoff drops to 27 (about 10 to 15 pounds overweight).

Q. What are the possible side effects?

A. Nausea, depression, irritability and anxiety, but they don’t last. People who took Acomplia for more than one year reported no more side effects than those who took a placebo.

Q. How much will Acomplia cost? order acomplia online.

A. The manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis, hasn’t announced that yet. But if order acomplia online is priced similarly to the diet drugs Xenical and Meridia, it could cost more than $100 a month.Q. Will insurance plans pay for it?

A. Probably not; they generally do not cover diet drugs.