THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PUBLISHES THE RIO-NORTH AMERICA STUDY
Paris, France, February 14, 2006 Sanofi-aventis announced that the results of the RIO North America trial were published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The trial evaluated two-year treatment with rimonabant in overweight or obese patients, many of whom were at increased risk for diabetes and heart disease through the presence of additional risk factors.