Which product was used as an obesity treatment and advertised on the radio without including adverse effects of tachycardia and insomnia?

Which product was used as an obesity treatment and advertised on the radio without including adverse effects of tachycardia and insomnia?

• A. Marmola
• B. Meridia
• C. Xenical
• D. Alli

Answer: (A)

In this context, the question is about how obesity treatments were marketed historically and what side effects were disclosed. Tachycardia and insomnia are classic effects of stimulant-type weight-loss products. Marmola fits because it was a popular early 20th‑century weight‑loss remedy widely advertised, including on the radio, with little or no warning about cardiovascular or sleep-related side effects. The other options are drugs with more recent safety profiles and labeling practices that would typically include or imply such adverse effects in advertising or rely on different common side effects (for example, orlistat’s GI effects rather than cardiovascular or sleep effects). Thus Marmola is the best match for a radio ad that omitted those specific adverse effects.

In this context, the question is about how obesity treatments were marketed historically and what side effects were disclosed. Tachycardia and insomnia are classic effects of stimulant-type weight-loss products. Marmola fits because it was a popular early 20th‑century weight‑loss remedy widely advertised, including on the radio, with little or no warning about cardiovascular or sleep-related side effects. The other options are drugs with more recent safety profiles and labeling practices that would typically include or imply such adverse effects in advertising or rely on different common side effects (for example, orlistat’s GI effects rather than cardiovascular or sleep effects). Thus Marmola is the best match for a radio ad that omitted those specific adverse effects.