title: The endocanabinnoid system and diabetes - critical analyses of studies conducted with rimonabant.
abstract: Rimonabant is the first CB1 receptor inhibitor available in the Brazilian market. This new drug has been approved for the treatment of obese or overweight patients associated with cardiovascular risk factors. In this article it is compared the effects of rimonabant treatment in obese patients with cardiovascular risk factors to usual obesity pharmacological treatment.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil. leticiamurro@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Ada Letícia B
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Murro