This recall is relatively new, and many people who take Belviq may have no idea that there are serious risks involved with taking the drug. If you are currently taking lorcaserin talk to your doctor immediately about alternatives for weight loss. At your doctor’s direction, you should dispose of your unused medicine at a drug take-back location, but if that’s not possible, throw them out in your trash, uncrushed.
Doctors and other medical professionals should stop prescribing Belviq and dispensing the drug to patients. Inform patients about the cancer risks associated with lorcaserin, and discuss alternative weight-loss strategies with them. It’s not important that you conduct special screening for those who take Belviq.