Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug used to curb the appetite for weight loss.

This kind of compounding follows a physician's decision that his or her patient has a special medical need that cannot be met by FDA-approved drugs.

There are five FDA-approved drugs available in the U.S.

It also includes a glossary of clinical trial terms and definitions, and a database of FDA-approved drugs back to 1995.

Reality Check: There are currently no FDA-approved injectable drugs to eliminate fat.

The drug was being considered for the first FDA-approved medicinally-specific drug for combating jet-lag.

Products claiming to be alternatives to FDA-approved drugs or to have effects similar to prescription drugs.

This is very promising as these drugs/supplements are now currently available off the shelf from health food stores, or are already FDA-approved drugs.

In an estimate from 2011, 435 human genome products were identified as therapeutic drug targets of FDA-approved drugs.

When it launches, it will cost $10,000 per 28-day cycle, making it the most expensive FDA-approved drug for multiple myeloma.