Zimulti's primary benefit is to reduce appetite, and thus help those who use the drug lose weight. There is also hope that Zimulti will help the health of patients in other ways. First, there is evidence it helps with lipid levels (such as cholesterol) in the blood. Second, it may help with other metabolism-related health problems, as well as help smokers quite smoking.

Zimulti is currently awaiting approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sanofi-Aventis, the developer of Zimulti, has asked the FDA to approve Zimulti for sale in 2006.

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