Rimonabant (168273-06-1) is a selective CB1 receptor inverse agonist (Ki = 1.8 nM).1,2 It is an anorectic antiobesity drug originally approved for use in Europe but eventually withdrawn from the market because of potential severe psychiatric side effects.
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