Lorcaserin

Lorcaserin
Clinical data
Trade namesBelviq
Other namesAPD-356
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa613014
License data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
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Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding70%[2]
MetabolismHepatic (extensive)[2]
Elimination half-life11 hours[2]
ExcretionRenal (92.3%), Faecal (2.2%)[2]
Identifiers
  • (1R)-8-chloro-1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine
CAS Number
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ECHA InfoCard100.237.138 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H14ClN
Molar mass195.69 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC1CNCCC2=C1C=C(C=C2)Cl
  • InChI=1S/C11H14ClN/c1-8-7-13-5-4-9-2-3-10(12)6-11(8)9/h2-3,6,8,13H,4-5,7H2,1H3/t8-/m0/s1 checkY
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Lorcaserin, marketed under the brand name Belviq,[4][5] was a weight-loss drug developed by Arena Pharmaceuticals. It reduces appetite by activating serotonin receptor the 5-HT2C receptor in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain which is known to control appetite.[6] It was approved in 2012, and in 2020, it was removed from the market in the United States due to an increased risk of cancer detected in users of Belviq.[7][1]

  1. ^ a b "FDA requests the withdrawal of the weight-loss drug Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin) from the market". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference DM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Lorcaserin Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference FDA PR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Belviq". Trademarkia. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  6. ^ Shukla AP, Kumar RB, Aronne LJ (2015). "Lorcaserin Hcl for the treatment of obesity". Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 16 (16): 2531–8. doi:10.1517/14656566.2015.1096345. PMID 26472579. S2CID 44520532.
  7. ^ "Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin) by Eisai: Drug Safety Communication - FDA Requests Withdrawal of Weight-Loss Drug". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.